United States v. H. Wayne Hayes, Jr.

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, H. Wayne Hayes asks us to reverse the judgment of the district court and to order the United States to reimburse him for restitution payments he made subject to a criminal judgment that was later vacated on collateral review. Under the circumstances presented by this case, we conclude that Hayes is not entitled to the relief that he seeks, and we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Hayes was charged with operating a Ponzi scheme 1 from December 1984 through April 1986 involving the sale to Hawaii residents of working interests in five Louisiana oil…