May the FORMS be with you
This form must be signed by a Witness/Victim to receive reimbursement
What is DOJ-3?
Please try to have this ready before emailing VWU for subpoena needs
What is a COMPLETE witness list?
Contracting/Budget handles the coordination of these witnesses
Who are Expert Witnesses?
This person ONLY handles Fact-Witnesses - During Business Hours :)
Who is Zoe?
A subpoenaed federal employee that elects to take the DRP is still this
What is a subpoenaed Federal Employee?
This form directs a certain agency to cover Travel/Hotel. To be sent to SAU at least 3 weeks prior to witness's attendance date
What is DOJ-426?
We need this before we can arrange travel
What is a Witness Order?
Please, please don't do this.
Hint: "So you're telling me there's a chance?"
What is Make Promises to witnesses?
This is the Victim Witness Program Manager
Who is Kasey?
This is the primary source of funding for fees and expenses associated with the provision of testimony on behalf of the Federal Government.
What is the Fees and Expenses of Witnesses (FEW) Appropriation?
This form helps our Indigent Witnesses with expenses related to Trial
What is Form USM-24?
This person is responsible for serving ALL APD Subpoenas
Who is APD Court Liaison?
We JUST found out your witness is overseas. Please don't ask that we do this
What is continue to contact them and find out why they're overseas?
This is your Tribal Victim Assistance Specialist
Who is Deeja?
This person gives opinion-based testimony about a subject that they are particularly well-qualified.
vs.
A person that gives testimony about first-hand accounts/reports that they produced/or just direct common knowledge.
What is Expert Witness vs. Fact-Witness?
This form helps Witnesses with tricky expenses, and is also tricky to say
What is UEFW (Unusual Expenses of Fact Witness) Form?
This person (though part of the witness list) does not receive a subpoena.
What is the Case Agent?
*Please indicate who this is
Hi Attorneys! Your paralegals/legal assistants send out these subpoenas
What are Grand Jury Subpoenas?
Please CC me though, so I'm aware :)
They send out Victim Subpoenas, and are responsible for Victim Contact/Coordination
Who are Kasey and Deeja?
FEW Appropriation cannot pay for expenses that were incurred prior to entering a formal plea agreement in court and an agreement to testify against the defendant has been established for this type of meeting
What are proffers?
This document tells witnesses what compensations and rates they may be eligible for and is attached to every subpoena
What is OBD-2?
Zoe is not allowed to draft this portion of a Records Subpoena
What is Subpoena Rider (Attachment)?
Please, Please, Please don't ask us to do this for international witnesses
What is Call OIA?
Zoe cannot but Kasey and Deeja can...
What is authorize payments for travel expenses?
This document is to establish guidelines to be followed by officers and employees of the U.S. Department of Justice investigative, prosecutorial, correctional, and parole components in the treatment of victims and witnesses to crime
What are the "2023 AG Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance"?