Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert Freeman

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 17, 2014No. 12-4636PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge THACKER wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Judge WYNN joined.

THACKER, Circuit Judge:

Robert J. Freeman, a/k/a “Dr. Shine” (“Appellant”), appeals the order of the district court directing him to pay $631,050.52 in restitution to four individuals (the “purported victims”) as part of his sentence for obstructing federal bankruptcy proceedings. On appeal, Appellant argues the district court erred because the purported victims to whom he was ordered to pay restitution are not victims of the offense to which he pled guilty. Rather, he…

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