United States v. W. James Pickett, III

W. James Pickett, III, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to enjoin the government from offsetting his Social Security benefits to collect his restitution judgment using the Treasury Offset Program, 31 U.S.C. § 3716. He contends that the underlying restitution judgment is illegal and void and that even if it is valid, it is now unenforceable. This appeal is the latest of many attempts by Pickett to challenge the restitution judgment against him — all of which have been unsuccessful.

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In 1996 Pickett was convicted of 34 counts of Medicare, Medicaid, and mail…