United States v. Yielding

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Geff Yielding was convicted of aiding and abetting a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the falsification of a document. The sentence included an order to pay $944,995.84 in restitution to various victims. With his direct appeal pending, the government learned that Yielding would be paid $160,000 to settle unrelated civil litigation. It moved the district court for, inter alia, a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining “defendant, his attorney or agents from spending, dispersing, investing or otherwise placing the [$160,000] beyond the reach of the…