U.S. v. Dokich

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Restitution
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 08-2850
Decision Date: 
July 21, 2010
Federal District: 
N.D. Ill., E. Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed
Dist. Ct. did not plainly err in entering $55,971,122 restitution order during sentencing on defendant's conviction on mail fraud charge even though Dist. Ct. had earlier imposed term of incarceration based on finding that instant fraud concerned maximum of $50 million in losses to victims. While restitution order usually cannot be larger than loss figure used to impose term of incarceration, review of record indicated that restitution order was based on Dist. Ct.'s determination that $55,971,122 figure represented actual loss to victims.