State v. Wingler

[¶ 1.] Ryan Wingler (Wingler) appeals the restitution provisions in his sentence for five counts of committing a fraudulent insurance act and one count of grand theft of property received in trust. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Wingler was a resident of Sioux Falls and a licensed insurance agent authorized to sell annuities for Allianz Insurance Company (Allianz). In 2003 he began approaching some of his clients and convinced them to cash in their existing annuity policies despite the fact that they would suffer significant financial penalties. Win-gler then sold the clients new policies from…