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United States v. Angel Puentes

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 5, 2015No. 14-13587PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

This case raises a question of first impression: whether the district court exceeded its authority under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) and the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA) of 1996, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663A-3664, by eliminating, sua sponte, Angel Puentes’s obligation to jointly and severally pay more than $4 million in mandated restitution based upon his substantial assistance. Puentes and his associates conspired to defraud lending institutions out of more than $7 million by submitting fraudulent loan applications. Puentes pled guilty to conspiracy to…

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3Cited by53 opinions

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