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was intended to be broad,” as well as being a “mechanism[]” to ensure that victims were treated with fairness. In denying the victims relief, the Fifth Circuit nevertheless concluded that the district court “failed to accord the victims the rights conferred by the CVRA.”346 In particular, the Fifth Circuit

him “what I can tell [the attorney representative] and the girls about the agreement,” and she assured Lefkowitz that her office “is telling Chief Reiter not to disclose the outcome to anyone.” Villafaña also provided Lefkowitz with a list of potential candidates for the attorney representative posit

he assured Lefkowitz that her office “is telling Chief Reiter not to disclose the outcome to anyone.” Villafañ

victims.” The victims sought appellate review in the Fifth Circuit.°’ There, the court concurred with the district c

emo, supra note 2, at 15. 163 Iq 164 See, e.g., Reiter v. Sonotone Corp., 442 U.S. 330, 339 (1979). HOU

victims who are entitled to 63 Td. 4 See, e.g., Reiter v. Sonotone Corp., 442 U.S. 330,339 (1979). 6 OL

before charges have been filed, courts have uniformly agreed with the victims’ position. Perhaps the leading case to date to assess this question is the Fifth Circuit's decision in In re Dean. °° There, a wealthy corporate criminal defendant reached a generous plea deal with the Government - a deal that the Governmen