Epstein Secrets

oper deposition. AUSA Villafafla secured pro bono counsel by contacting Meg Garvin, Esq. of the the National Crime Victims' Law Center in Portland, Oregon, which is based in the Lewis & Clark College of Law. During the call, Ms. Garvin was not advised that a non-prosecution agreement had been reached i

eement to the victims. 85. On about January 10, 2008, my clients Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2 received letters from the FBI advising them that Wills case is currently under investigation. This can be a lengthy process and we request your continued patience while we conduct a thorough investigati

, *896 Even where the defendant can establish need, it may be the case that victims’ safety interests will prevail. For example, in United States v. Wills, the district court allowed the government to delay the disclosure of the name of a witness because the witness feared for her safety and the defenda

tims can attend any public deposition taken under this rule under the same conditions as govern a victim's attendance at trial. 7}5 212° Wardius v. Oregon, 412 U.S. 470, 475 (1973). iS) 3 Cassell, Proposed Amendments, supra note 4, at 873. iS) 4 Apparently in response to my argument, the Advisory Co

prosecutors whether the victim has been advised of the proposed plea and whether the victim wishes to make a statement concerning it. ©? For example, Oregon requires the court to ask the prosecutor whether the victim has been consulted about a plea and, if so, what the victim's view is: Before the judge

al information about a victim from third parties without the victim's knowledge. This issue arose recently in the Utah state 76 Cf. United States v. Wills, 88 F.3d 704, 709-10 (9th Cir. 1996) (allowing delayed disclosure of alibi witness because witness feared for safety and defendant had violent histor