Federal criminal cases begin with the filing of either an indictment or an information, both of which are documents that set forth detailed accusations of wrongdoing by the defendant. An indictment can only be obtained by a prosecutor by convincing a federal
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Substantial Assistance Cooperation agreements are usually embodied in the text of a plea agreement and require the defendant to perform some act of “substantial assistance” to the government. Substantial assistance can involve providing information that will lead to the investigation and arrest
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