United States v. Price

Manion, Circuit Judge.

*687David Price was convicted of 13 criminal charges related to a heroin distribution conspiracy he operated in Chicago. The district court sentenced Price to 37 years' imprisonment and ordered him to pay over $11,000 in restitution. The primary issue on appeal is whether the statutory provision that prohibits ordering restitution to a participant in the defendant's offense also prohibits ordering restitution to the participant's family members. We hold that the statute does not prohibit such a restitution order in cases in which the family members are victims in their own…