U.S. v. Litos, No. 16-1384 (7th Cir.) (847 F.3d 906) (February 10, 2017) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
Loaded on April 10, 2017
published in Punch and Jurists
April 10, 2017
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Deliberate Indifference.
The restitution statute at issue in this case was the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act of 1996, 18 U.S.C. § 3663A (“MVRA”), which was enacted to provide mandatory compensation to victims of certain Federal crimes, including crimes of violence, drug crimes, and crimes against property. In this mortgage fraud case, …
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More from this issue:
- U.S. v. Blackwell, No. 16-10287 (9th Cir.) (852 F.3d 1164) (April 3, 2017) (Per Curiam)
- U.S. v. Jenkins, No. 14-4295-cr (2nd Cir.) (854 F.3d 181) (April 17, 2017) (Judge Barrington D. Jr. Parker)
- U.S. v. Sizemore, No. 16-5700 (6th Cir.) (850 F.3d 821) (March 8, 2017) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)
- U.S. v. Litos, No. 16-1384 (7th Cir.) (847 F.3d 906) (February 10, 2017) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
- U.S. v. Adejumo, No. 15-3952 (8th Cir.) (848 F.3d 868) (February 16, 2017) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)
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