David Armstrong v. Kristi Kaplon

MEMORANDUM ***

Appellant David Armstrong appeals from the district court’s order affirming a final order of the bankruptcy court, which held that a criminal restitution order imposed against Armstrong was nondis-chargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a) and 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Section 523(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Code states that a debtor may not discharge any debt “to the extent such debt is for a fine, penalty, or forfeiture payable to and for the benefit of a governmental unit, and is not compensation for actual pecuniary…