Criminal – Mail Fraud – Restitution – Court Findings 
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Published: December 28, 2010
Tags: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal, Judge G. Steven Agee
In ordering restitution in the amount of IRS refunds issued to defendant in his multi-million dollar fraudulent tax-return scheme, the district court failed to identify the statute under which it was ordering restitution, and the 4th Circuit vacates the restitution order and remands for further proceedings.
Defendant pled guilty to mail fraud in a plea agreement ...
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