Opinion
17 Cr. 630 (ER) 17 Cr. 556 (ER)
06-08-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. MARK SCOTT, et al., and GILBERT ARMENTA, Defendants.
ORDER
Upon the motion of the United States of America dated April 15 2022, it is found that: (a) there are thousands of potential victims in this case; (b) there may be thousands of additional potential victims who have not yet been identified by the Government, and no readily available compilation of such individuals and entities, and (c) it is impracticable to accord all of the potential victims the rights described in Title 18, United States Code, Section 3771(a).
It is further found, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 3771 (d)(2), that the procedures described below regarding victim notification and victims' rights are reasonable and will give effect to Title 18, United States Code, Section 3771 without unduly complicating or prolonging the proceedings in this matter.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED
That the following procedures are reasonable and give effect to the notification rights contained in Title 18, United States Code, Section 3771(a):
1. The United States Attorney's Office will post notification about scheduled public proceedings on its Internet website at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nys on a page for this case and that page will also provide the following information:
a. The caption, case number and assigned judge for the case for which notification is made;
b. A substantially verbatim listing of the rights provided for in Title 18, United States Code, Section 3771(a);
c. A listing of public proceedings scheduled in the case; and d. The name and contact information for a United States Attorney's Office official with responsibility for addressing victims' rights.
2. The Government will update its Internet posting relating to this case to reflect scheduled public proceedings, within a reasonable period of time of such scheduling.