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The outcome of the Crime Victims’ Rights Act lawsuit related to the 2008 plea deal was that the court found the government had violated the victims’ rights under the CVRA by failing to confer with them and concealing the non-prosecution agreement EFTA00094360. The court agreed with the victims that prosecutors had violated their right to confer under the CVRA, and made detailed findings that prosecutors had misled victims to believe that federal prosecution was still possible EFTA00094360. However, the appropriate remedy is still at issue in the case, with the victims seeking a variety of equitable remedies, including rescission of the non-prosecution agreement, and the government arguing that such remedies are not authorized by the CVRA EFTA00094360.
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Dozens of civil cases filed by victims and other parties have produced an extensive public record of pleadings, depositions, and exhibits — much of it now accessible through PACER and federal court archives.
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