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United States v. John Aman, 4th Cir. (2015)
United States v. John Aman, 4th Cir. (2015)
No. 14-4814
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern
District of West Virginia, at Clarksburg.
Frederick P. Stamp,
Jr., Senior District Judge. (1:14-cr-00003-FPS-JSK-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
July 7, 2015
PER CURIAM:
John P. Aman pled guilty to one count of bank fraud.
The
Company.
The
district
court
declined
to
issue
to
those
entities.
The
Government
noted
an
appeal,
does
not
condition
restitution
upon
the
filing
of
and
West
Union
Bank
loans,
and
to
pay
Amans
personal
not
raised
any
challenges
to
Amans
expenses.
Bank
sold
the
collateral
for
$372,164,
in
partial
probation
officer
identified
as
victims
of
Amans
However,
the probation officer noted that not all of the victims had
returned
declaration
of
loss
forms
and
therefore
restitution
Government asserted that Oleans estate and the three banks were
all victims of the offense.
The district court noted that only Freedom Bank had filed a
loss declaration, and therefore it was the only identified victim.
The court reasoned that a victim who did not submit a loss
declaration may be precluded from any restitution award.
After hearing argument from the Government as to why the other
banks and Oleans estate were victims for restitution purposes,
the court awarded $49,021.97 in restitution to Freedom Bank and
$83,333.33the amount of the settlement payment from Freedom Bank
to Everest National Insurance Company, Freedoms insurer, which
was identified on the loss declaration submitted by Freedom.
On
The court
expenses
incurred
participation
in
the
property
(if
return
of
impracticable, or inadequate).
the
property
is
impossible,
3663A(b)(1)(B), (b)(4).
The
Rather, the
In fact,
Indeed, the
Because
statement
or
restitution
proof
is
submitted
mandatory
by
without
victims
of
the
regard
to
offense,
a
see
restitution
regardless
of
the
preference
of
the
adequate
opportunity
to
present
information
to
the
court
materials
before
this
court
and
argument
would
not
aid
the
decisional process.
VACATED AND REMANDED