United States v. Milton F. Duvall, III

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

The only question we are left with on this appeal is whether the district court’s order requiring Milton F. Duvall (Duvall), defendant/appellant, to pay $1.7 million in restitution is illegal. We conclude that it is not and we affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Duvall pled guilty to one count of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and one count of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. These crimes were committed by Duvall in the course of operating an investment company. The plea agreement provided that the Government could argue for what it felt was…