Tag Archives: Restitution

Case o' The Week: Convictions of King and Queen Upheld by Ninth – Anieze-Smith and Restitution

  Queen avoids custody.   (But not restitution).United States v. Anieze-Smith, 2019 WL 1944737 (9thCir. May 2, 2019), decision available here. Players: Decision by Judge Gould, joined by Judge Nguyen and District Judge Benitez.   Hard-fought appeal by, among others, CD Cal AFPD … Continue reading

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Orders Couple Who Pleaded Guilty in $11M Futures Trading Scam to Pay Restitution

The CFTC is ordering Lawrence/Laurence Hong, his wife Grace Hong, and their Pishon Holding LLC to pay over $1.25M in restitution for the misappropriation and fraudulent solicitation of futures contracts. The couple already pleaded guilty to related criminal charges last … Continue reading

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Investment Advisor Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison, $5.2 Million in Restitution for Fraud

Last year, we reported on a case in which the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was pursuing charges against a Chicago investment advisor, Daniel H. Glick, for allegedly defrauding senior investors out of millions of dollars and using their savings … Continue reading

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Cancellation of contract not justified where most of the price already paid and restitution unlikely

The court refused to uphold cancellation of an agreement of sale for a members’ interest in a close corporation because only a total of R160 000 out of a purchase price of R4 million (96%) was outstanding and three of the appellants … Continue reading

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Argument analysis: Justices look for middle ground on criminal restitution

The issue before the Supreme Court in Lagos v. United States is the interpretation of a restitution statute applied in tens of thousands of criminal sentencing hearings each year. The Mandatory Victim Restitution Act requires courts to impose restitution for … Continue reading

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