People v. Danenberger

Defendant, Susan Danenberger, was charged with committing disorderly conduct by filing a false police report (720 ILCS 5/26— 1(a)(4) (West 2002)) that she had been sexually assaulted. She pleaded guilty. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court sentenced defendant to two years’ probation and ordered her to pay $2,500 to the Naperville police department (department) as restitution for the work that the department had performed in investigating her spurious report. Defendant appeals, arguing that the restitution order is not authorized by the restitution statute (730 ILCS 5/5 — 5—6 (West…