Therefore in order to avoid wasted effort, the submitting attorney must not forward as a final draft indictment one which he/she has not in fact finalized or which has not been approved by the originating office.
In any event, the indictment being reviewed turns out not to be the same indictment ultimately submitted for approval. Another recurring problem is the submission by the submitting attorney of a "final" draft indictment which the author continues to modify without informing the reviewer, or simultaneously submits for review within the originating office. One of the principal reasons RICO reviews may take longer than anticipated is that the case either has not been reviewed at the originating office by a supervisor, or the draft indictment is incomplete and/or unaccompanied by a prosecution memo. Review by the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of all proposed RICO cases is not a substitute for the necessary first line review at the field level before the case is submitted to the Criminal Division.
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Start your free trial to access unlimited articles, resources, guidance notes. All statutory citations, particularly of State statutes, should be double-checked for typographical errors. CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS AND LOCALISATION. While the Section's review will pick up the more obvious errors in pleading, other errors involving allegations of fact, time, or place will only be caught by the trial attorney's personal familiarity with the evidence. It goes without saying that indictments must be proofread carefully. A prosecution memo will not receive final action unless the final draft of the proposed indictment is simultaneously submitted for review. Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards with regard to the content and presentation of disclosures pursuant to Article 8(4), 9(6) and 11(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 JC 2021 50 22 October 2021.