United States v. Carlton Keith Roper, A/K/A Danny Lewis, United States of America v. George O'Neil Butler

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge MOTZ joined.

OPINION

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, the Government challenges the district court’s remittance of Carlton Roper’s and George Butler’s restitution and the remittance of Roper’s special assessment. The Government asserts that because the district court imposed the restitution orders pursuant to the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (MVRA), 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3663A (West 2000) and 3664 (West 2000), it lacked the authority to remit the restitution orders. The Government…