Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA)

Document Court Record Backed by 40 sources 60 connections Score: 1/10 (Very Low) Also known as: CVRA, Victims' Rights Act, Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004, Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004 (CVRA), Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA)

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Federal law (18 U.S.C. § 3771) that victims invoked in litigation alleging the government violated their rights by negotiating the NPA without consulting them and misrepresenting the status of the investigation

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Entities connected to Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA) through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.

Person Ghislaine Maxwell

Connected via: U.S. Southern District of New York, Alex Acosta, Jane Doe +9 more

Person Alan Dershowitz

Connected via: U.S. Southern District of New York, Alex Acosta, Kenneth Marra +7 more

Person Jeffrey Epstein

Connected via: Alex Acosta, Jane Doe, Kenneth Marra +6 more

Person Paul G. Cassell

Connected via: U.S. Southern District of New York, Rene Alexander Acosta, Doe No. 1 v. United States +5 more

Person Marie Villafana

Connected via: U.S. Southern District of New York, Alex Acosta, Rene Alexander Acosta +4 more

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Organization U.S. Southern District of New York - The Court found the Government violated victims' rights under the CVRA by failing to advise victims about intention t... Court Record
Organization Petitioners - Petitioners filed a CVRA petition challenging the government's actions Court Record
Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Jane Doe 1 is using the CVRA as the legal basis to challenge the NPA and seek remedies. Court Record
Document Epstein non-prosecution agreement - The decision to keep the Epstein plea deal secret was found by a federal court to violate the Crime Victims' Rights Act. Court Record

Charged With

Organization U.S. Southern District of New York - Federal prosecutors were ruled to have violated the CVRA Court Record
Person Rene Alexander Acosta - Acosta's handling of the Epstein deal was found to violate the CVRA by Judge Marra. Court Record
Document Epstein non-prosecution agreement - The secret non-prosecution agreement was found to violate the CVRA because victims were not notified in advance. Court Record
Organization Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - The Eleventh Circuit initially affirmed Judge Marra's CVRA decision, then sitting en banc ruled otherwise. Court Record

Mentioned In

Organization U.S. Southern District of New York - The Florida District Court issued a ruling regarding CVRA violations by federal prosecutors. Court Record
Person Jane Doe - Jane Doe filed a petition on July 7, 2008 alleging the government violated the CVRA when it resolved the federal inve... Court Record
Organization Petitioners - Petitioners filed a CVRA petition alleging violations of their rights under the Crime Victims' Rights Act. Official Document
Organization Petitioners - CVRA governs victims' rights; the government allegedly failed to confer with Petitioners per CVRA §3771 Court Record
Person Kenneth Marra - Judge Marra ruled that the CVRA did apply and victims should have been notified of the non-prosecution agreement Court Record
Person Petitioners - Petitioners filed CVRA lawsuit seeking remedies related to Epstein's NPA Court Record
Document Non-prosecution Agreement (2007/2008) - The non-prosecution agreement was found to violate the CVRA because it was kept secret from victims until after it wa... Court Record
Document Non-prosecution agreement (Epstein) - Judge Marra ruled that keeping the non-prosecution agreement secret violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act Court Record
Person Courtney Wild - Wild filed federal lawsuit under the Crime Victims' Rights Act challenging Epstein's plea agreement Court Record
Person Edward B. (Chief United States District Judge) - Judge Edward B. served as Special Master in CVRA litigation proceedings involving Epstein Court Record
Person Rene Alexander Acosta - Acosta's office was found to have violated the CVRA by keeping the Epstein plea deal secret from victims. Court Record
Person Rene Alexander Acosta - Acosta's handling of the Epstein plea deal was found to violate the CVRA because the agreement was kept secret from v... Court Record
Document Non-Prosecution Agreement (2007) - The non-prosecution agreement was found to violate the Crime Victims' Rights Act by not notifying victims of the deal. Court Record
Document 2007 non-prosecution agreement - Legal challenges to the non-prosecution agreement argued that it violated victims' rights under the Crime Victims' Ri... Court Record
Document Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM - Federal case addressing CVRA violations in Epstein NPA proceedings. Court Record
Person Petitioners (Jane Doe 1 and 2) - Petitioners are crime victims under the CVRA whose rights were violated by the government's failure to confer before ... Court Record
Document Federal Non-Prosecution Agreement (2008) - The secret non-prosecution agreement was challenged for violating the CVRA by not notifying victims. Court Record
Document Doe No. 1 v. United States - Lawsuit filed by Epstein's victims aimed to vacate the non-prosecution agreement on grounds that it violated the CVRA. Court Record
Document Federal Non-Prosecution Agreement (Epstein) - The non-prosecution agreement was found to violate the CVRA by not notifying victims of its existence. Court Record
Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Jane Doe 1 received a CVRA notification letter on June 7, 2007 promising the Justice Department would protect her rig... Court Record

Connected To

Organization U.S. Southern District of New York - The Government argued that CVRA rights did not apply to Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2. Court Record
Person Alex Acosta - Acosta's office was found by Judge Marra to have violated the CVRA by keeping the Epstein deal secret from victims un... Court Record
Event February 21, 2019 Court Ruling - Judge Kenneth Marra ruled Epstein plea deal violated CVRA; victims should have been notified of the agreement Court Record
Document Epstein v. USAO-SDFL - The main case was brought under the CVRA and involves interpretation of its provisions, including time bar requiremen... Official Document
Person Kenneth Marra - Judge Marra ruled that Acosta's handling of the Epstein deal violated the CVRA Court Record
Event Epstein plea deal (2008) - The decision to keep the Epstein plea deal secret until finalized was found to violate the Crime Victims' Rights Act ... Court Record
Person Rene Alexander Acosta - The non-prosecution agreement signed by Alexander Acosta in 2008 was later determined to be in violation of the Crime... Court Record
Person Rene Alexander Acosta - Acosta's decision to keep the Epstein non-prosecution agreement secret until after it was finalized was found to viol... Court Record
Document 2007 non-prosecution agreement - The non-prosecution agreement was challenged on the grounds that it violated victims' rights under the Crime Victims'... Court Record
Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Giuffre filed joinder motion to vindicate her rights under CVRA. Court Record
Person Judge Kenneth Marra - Judge Marra ruled that the Epstein non-prosecution agreement violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act by failing to not... Court Record
Document Epstein non-prosecution agreement - Judge Marra ruled in 2019 that the NPA violated the CVRA by keeping the agreement secret and not notifying victims Court Record
Document Epstein non-prosecution agreement - The non-prosecution agreement was found to have violated the CVRA by keeping the deal secret from victims until after... Court Record
Organization Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - The Eleventh Circuit heard the appeal regarding whether the CVRA applied to Acosta's non-prosecution agreement. Court Record

Associated With

Organization U.S. Southern District of New York - DOJ issued guidelines interpreting the notice provisions of the CVRA Court Record
Document Non-prosecution agreement (Epstein) - Judge Marra ruled that keeping the non-prosecution agreement secret violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004. Court Record
Organization US Southern District of Florida - In a 2019 ruling, Judge Marra found that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida violated the... Court Record
Person Rene Alexander Acosta - Judge Marra found that Acosta's decision to keep the non-prosecution agreement secret violated the Crime Victims' Rig... Court Record
Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Jane Doe 1 received a CVRA victim notification letter on June 7, 2007, guaranteeing certain rights including conferen... Court Record
Organization Government - Government argued CVRA rights did not apply to Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 Court Record

Testified In

Person Edward B. - Judge Edward B. served as Special Master in the CVRA proceedings involving Epstein Court Record
Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Giuffre brought action under the CVRA and her deposition was taken in related proceedings. Court Record

Source Documents & Evidence

📰 Google News - Deep Research (AUSA Marie Villafana)

“Epstein's victims argued that the non-prosecution agreement violated their rights under the Crime Victims' Rights Act because they were not informed of the plea negotiations.”

Accessed: 2026-04-17

🔗 Internet Archive

“On July 7, 2008, a victim, identified as 'Jane Doe,' filed in federal court in the Southern District of Florida an emergency petition alleging that the government violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA), 18 U.S.C. § 3771, when it resolved th...”

Accessed: 2026-04-19

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Added: 2026-04-17 · Updated: 2026-05-07

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