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U.S. v. Maynard, No. 12-5106 (2nd Cir.) (743 F.3d 374) (February 24, 2014) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs) by This decision provides an informative overview of the history and growth of restitution within the Federal criminal justice system, as well as a rare judicial pruning of the ever-spreading tentacles of restitution, …

U.S. v. Adorno, No. 12-CR-611 (NG) (S.D.N.Y.) (950 F.Supp.2d 426) (May 24, 2013) (Judge Nina Gershon) by The defendant in this case, Luis Adorno, a former Construction Project Manager at the Housing and Preservation Department of New York City (HPD), pled guilty to a single-count Information charging bribery concerning a …