Opinion ID: 218749
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: introduction

Text: The investigation in this case began in 2001, but the first indictment was not returned until 2005. In February of 2003, Rector began cooperating with the government in the hopes of receiving leniency. He was interviewed extensivelyhe claims for about 60 or 70 hours. He also provided the government with a large number of documentshe claims it was hundreds of documents amounting to hundreds, if not thousands, of pages. Rector's cooperation was provided under the terms of a proffer agreement in which the government promised Rector that, if the negotiations failed, it would not use the information he provided against him in its case in chief, with certain exceptions. Disagreement about the nature and extent of those exceptions gave rise to this issue after the government and Rector failed to reach a plea bargain agreement.