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until the later of (1) a period of three years item the signing of this Agreement, or (2) the date on which all prosecutions arising out of the conduct described in the opening paragraph of this Agreement are final.
It is understood that, should AMI commit any crimes subsequent to the date of signing of this Agreement, or should the Government determine that AMI or its representatives have knowingly given false, incomplete, or misleading testimony or information, or should AMI otherwise violate any provision of this Agreement, AMI shall thereafter be subject to prosecution for any federal criminal violation of which this Office has knowledge, including perjury and obstruction of justice. Any such prosecution that is not time-barred by the applicable statute of limitations on the date of the signing of this Agreement may be commenced against AMI, notwithstanding the expiration of the statute of limitations between the signing of this Agreement and the commencement of such prosecution. It is the intent of this Agreement to waive all defenses based on the statute of limitations with respect to any prosecution that is not time-barred on the date that this Agreement is signed.
It is understood that if the Government has determined that AMI has committed any crime after signing this Agreement or that AMI or its representatives have given false, incomplete, or misleading testimony or information, or that AMI has otherwise violated any provision of this Agreement, (a) all statements made by AMI or its representatives to this Office or other designated law enforcement agents, and any testimony given by AMI or its representatives before a grand jury or other tribunal, whether prior to or subsequent to the signing of this Agreement, and any leads from such statements or testimony shall be admissible in evidence in any criminal proceeding brought against AMI; and (b) AMI shall assert no claim under the United States Constitution, any statute, Rule 410 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, or any other federal rule that such statements or any leads therefrom should be suppressed. It is the intent of this Agreement to waive all rights in the foregoing respects.
It is further understood that AMI shall (a) prepare and distribute, within three months of the signing of this agreement, to AMI's executive officers, senior management and editorial employees of a set of written standards regarding federal election laws and their application to AMI's media operations (the “Standards”); (b) conduct annual training concerning the Standards, with required attendance by AMI's executive officers, senior management and editorial employees; (c) employ, retain, or designate counsel knowledgeable in the field of federal election law as applied to AMI's business, which counsel shall be made available to all AMI employees to discuss any questions or concerns with respect to the Standards; (d) consult with counsel to ensure that any payments to acquire stories involving individuals running for office comply with the Standards; and (e) report to this Office any violation of the Standards or federal election law by AMI, it employees, or its representatives during the period of this agreement.
It is further understood that this Agreement does not bind any federal, state or local prosecuting authority other than this Office. This Office will, however, bring the cooperation of AMI to the attention of other prosecuting offices, if requested by AMI.
It is further understood that neither AMI nor this Office will disclose this Agreement and Exhibit A attached hereto to the public on or before November 6, 2018. Nothing in the foregoing
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