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Who is a victim?

  • A victim is defined by law as anyone who has suffered direct physical, psychological or pecuniary (financial) harm as a result of a federal crime.

Who is an eligible victim?

  • Eligible victims include injured victims, next of kin of deceased victims and non-offending family members or guardians of minor victims.
  • Businesses, corporations and nonprofit organizations can be eligible victims. An authorized representative of the entity should be designated for purposes of notification.
  • Foreign citizens may be victims in some instances.
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