No district or division shall make any agreement, including any agreement not to prosecute, which purports to bind any other district(s) or division without the approval of the United States Attorney(s) in each affected district and/or the appropriate Assistant Attorney General .

The requesting district/division shall make known to each affected district/division the following information:

1. 1. The specific crimes allegedly committed in the affected district(s) as disclosed by the defendant. (No agreement should be made as to any crime(s) not disclosed by the defendant.)

2. 2. Identification of victims of crimes committed by the defendant in any affected district, insofar as possible.

3. 3. The proposed agreement to be made with the defendant and the applicable Sentencing Guideline range.

See JM 16.030 for a discussion of the requirement for consultation with investigative agencies and victims regarding pleas.

[cited in JM 9-28.1000]

[updated February 2018]