United States v. Bogart

RESTITUTION OPINION AND ORDER

MARBLEY, District Judge.

I. Introduction. -This matter comes before the Court by way of a restitution hearing held on April 21, 2006. As detailed herein, this Court finds Defendants jointly and severally liable for restitution in the amount $2,492,424.66.

II. Background 1

This case involves a complex conspiracy orchestrated by Defendants over a seven year period. In short, Defendants conspired to aid Richard Schultz (“Schultz”) in hiding his assets from his creditors, his ex-wife, and the United States Government (“the Schultz conspiracy”).

Beginning in 1994,…