U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Facsimile: [Date] VIA UNITED STATES MAIL [Name and address of victim's attorney] Re: [Defendant[/[Victim[: NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Mr. [Attorney]: By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida asks that you provide the following notice to your client, [victim], who has been identified as a victim of a federal offense. On June 30, 2008, [defendant] entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections [case information] and was sentenced to a term of twelve months' imprisonment to be followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions, including the following: 1. An independent Special Master was assigned the task of selecting an attorney representative to represent the victims in connection with civil litigation between the victims and [defendant]. The Special Master selected Robert Josefsberg, Esq. of the firm Podhurst Orseck, P.A., a highly-respected and experienced attorney. [The victim] is not obligated to use Mr. Josefsberg as her civil attorney, but, as explained in greater detail below, Mr. Josefsberg's services will be provided at no cost to [the victim] because [defendant] is obligated to pay the costs and fees of the attorney-representative. Also, [defendant] and his attorneys can only contact [the victim] via Mr. Josefsberg, assuming that she would like Mr. Josefsberg to serve as her attorney. 2. If [the victim] elects to file suit against [the defendant] pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 2255, [