United States Seventh Circuit

Sentences for wire fraud, theft of government funds and theft of educational funds are affirmed where restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act is not a criminal punishment and does not need to be proven to a jury, and the district court properly relied on intended loss in calculating one defendant's advisory guidelines range.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/14/2008
• Published 04/14/2008

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before EVANS, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Nancy Miller (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Sarah L. Allen, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, Robert A. Handelsman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.