State v. Diane E. Stewart

¶ 1. This case requires us to consider whether a bank is entitled to restitution as a "direct victim" of a crime when it incurred financial harm by reimbursing an accountholder for funds it had previously drawn from the account to pay a check that turned out to be forged. Defendant, who was convicted of embezzling from her former employer, appeals the trial court's restitution order that required her to pay the bank the amount that she had embezzled, arguing that the bank is not a direct victim of the crime and therefore is not entitled to restitution. We affirm.

¶ 2. The relevant facts are as…