Legal Opinion

United States v. Whitley

District Court, E.D. Illinois

Decided January 11, 2019No. 16 CR 719Published

1Opinion of the Court

Virginia M. Kendall, United States District Judge

This Court convicted William Whitley of one count of sex trafficking of children, 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1), and accordingly sentenced him on September 13, 2018. (Dkt. 90.) The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (VTVPA) and the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA) required restitution, 18 U.S.C. § 1593(a), so the Court ordered Whitley to pay $246,286.59 to a trust that will disburse the funds as necessary to the four minor victims. See United States v. Charles , 895 F.3d 560, 565 (8th Cir. 2018) ; In re Sealed Case , 702 F.3d…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. New York v. FerberSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Paroline v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  3. United States v. Gary R. GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Mario Ahlazshuna DillardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. Paul Frederick LaneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999

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