United States v. Salim I. Akbani

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• holding that attorney’s fees are permissible where the underlying offense does not involve loss or destruction to physical property
• holding that according to the Victim and Witness Protection Act, there is is no blanket prohibition on the inclusion of attorneys’ fees in restitution awards for offenses that do not result in damage to or the loss of property
• discussing that the rule that the amount of loss is to be determined at the time of the check kiting discovery should not be narrowly read as to prevent consideration of outstanding fraudulent checks not yet submitted for payment
• discussing that the rule that the amount of loss is to be determined at the time of the check kiting discovery should not be narrowly read as to prevent consideration of outstanding fraudulent checks not yet submitted for payment
• reviewing de novo district court’s legal interpretation of terminology in Guidelines
• “In cases that result in damage to or loss or destruction of property, ... the language of the Victim and Witness Protection Act (“VWPA”) ... restricts restitution ... to the replacement value of the property” (citing 18 U.S.C. § 3663(b)(1)

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