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Arts Entertainment International 

Poussin Painting Stolen by Nazis Found in Italy, Returned to Owners

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
art, Italy, Nazi, restitution

A painting by French master Nicolas Poussin, stolen by Nazi soldiers from its French Jewish owners in 1944, has been found in Italy and returned to its rightful owners, Italian police said on Thursday.

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Appeals Criminal Entertainment 

Coin Collection

March 17, 2021March 18, 2021 BRIEF
drugs, Pennsylvania, restitution

An appeals court in Pennsylvania ruled the lower court properly calculated restitution for a defendant who stole a coin collection and sold it to support his drug habit. The criminal information originally noted the coins were worth around $2,000, but the court set restitution at their acquisition cost of $86,974.

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Civil Rights Entertainment Sports 

Sign-Stealing

March 17, 2021March 18, 2021 BRIEF
baseball, Major League Baseball, restitution

The Los Angeles County Superior Court dismissed former Major League Baseball pitcher Michael Bolsinger’s suit against the Houston Astros. Bolsinger sought restitution, claiming the team’s sign-stealing scheme cost him his job with the Toronto Blue Jays after he gave up four runs to the Astros in a game.

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Criminal Financial Government International 

Swiss Restitute $266 Million to Taiwan Seized in Graft Case

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
bribery, corruption, restitution, Switzerland, Taiwan

Switzerland said Thursday it would restitute to Taiwan nearly a third of the $900 million it confiscated over corruption allegations linked to the controversial French frigates sale to Taipei three decades ago.

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Appeals Criminal Financial Government 

Payday Fraudster Slams FTC Claw-Back Powers Against the High Court Ropes

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 BRANDI BUCHMAN
Federal Trade Commission, payday loans, restitution, U.S. Supreme Court

Spurning other statutes that explicitly guide how the agency can recoup money, the Federal Trade Commission has leaned on its injunctive-relief powers to return almost $1 billion to consumers over the last three years.

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Appeals Criminal 

Foreclosure Fraud

December 16, 2020December 17, 2020 BRIEF
conspiracy, foreclosure, Fraud, Ninth Circuit, restitution

Zalathiel Aguila, sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a wire fraud conspiracy that preyed on homeowners close to foreclosure, waived his right to appeal a restitution order the Ninth Circuit ruled.

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Arts International 

Dutch Court Refuses to Return Painting to Jewish Heirs

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
art, auctions, Holocaust, Netherlands, restitution

A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a restitution case brought by heirs of a Jewish family that originally owned a painting by Wassily Kandinsky that was bought by the city of Amsterdam at an auction in 1940.

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Appeals Government Law Regional 

Ohio City Not Entitled to Restitution for Bogus 911 Call

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 KYLE ANNE UNISS
Ohio, Police, restitution

An Ohio city is not a victim entitled to restitution for resources used responding to a false report of an active shooter, the state’s high court held Thursday.

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Government Law Regional 

Ohio City Argues for Restitution Over False 911 Report

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 KYLE ANNE UNISS
Ohio, Police, restitution

The Ohio Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with the question of whether a city can be considered a victim of a crime under state law and whether it is entitled to restitution for crimes.

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Civil Rights Government Law Trials 

Felon Voting Rights Trial Wraps Up in Florida

May 6, 2020May 7, 2020 ALEX PICKETT
fees, felony, fines, Florida, restitution, Voting

Closing arguments were delivered Wednesday in a closely watched federal voting rights trial that could add hundreds of thousands of felons to Florida’s voter rolls and potentially affect the 2020 presidential election.

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Civil Rights Law Regional Trials 

Landmark Florida Voting Rights Trial Nears End

May 5, 2020May 6, 2020 ALEX PICKETT
fees, felony, fines, Florida, restitution, Voting

Attorneys for 17 plaintiffs with felony convictions continued to grill Florida election officials Tuesday over a hastily prepared policy to determine the voting eligibility of felons with outstanding fines, as a pivotal federal voting rights trial neared its end.

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Civil Rights Government Law Trials 

Limits on Felon Voting Rights Are Clear, Florida Argues

May 1, 2020May 4, 2020 ALEX PICKETT
fees, felony, fines, Florida, restitution, Voting

Florida’s top advocate for expanding voting rights to felons understood eligibility may depend on paying restitution and fines, attorneys for the state argued Friday as a closely watched federal voting rights trial continued.

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Civil Rights Government Law Trials 

Record-Keeping Issues Highlighted in Florida Voting Rights Trial

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 ALEX PICKETT
fees, felony, fines, Florida, restitution, Voting

Florida’s byzantine patchwork of record-keeping prevents felons from learning about outstanding fines and fees before registering to vote, county election officials and felons testified this week as a closely watched federal voting rights trial enters its fourth day.

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Civil Rights Government Law Trials 

Trial Over Felon Voting Rights Kicks Off in Florida

April 27, 2020April 28, 2020 ALEX PICKETT
fees, felony, fines, Florida, restitution, Voting

A federal trial began Monday over whether Florida can deny the right to vote for felons unable to pay court costs, restitution or fines.

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Education Financial Health 

College Students

April 9, 2020April 10, 2020 BRIEF
Class Action, college, coronavirus, Indiana, restitution, students

A class of students at Purdue University is suing for restitution for tuition, housing, meals and other fees after being sent home from campus because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Appeals Civil Rights Government Law 

Florida Conditions on Felon Voting Die in 11th Circuit

March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 ALEX PICKETT
11th circuit, en banc, felony, Florida, governors, injunction, restitution, Voting

A federal injunction blocking a Florida law that requires felons to pay restitution and fines before being able to vote will stand, the 11th Circuit ruled Tuesday, denying the state’s request for an en banc rehearing.

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Appeals Business Entertainment 

Gold Heist

March 26, 2020March 27, 2020 BRIEF
11th circuit, dbrief5, Gold, history, museums, restitution, shipwreck

The Eleventh Circuit vacated a restitution order in a case involving the theft of a gold bar from a museum. Jarred Alexander Goldman and a co-defendant stole the “iconic” Gold Bar 27, which had been recovered from a Spanish Colonial era shipwreck. 

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Appeals Civil Rights Government Law 

Florida Can’t Bar Felons From Voting Over Unpaid Fees, Panel Rules

February 19, 2020 ALEX PICKETT
11th circuit, felony, fines, Florida, restitution, Voting

Florida cannot deny the right to vote for felons unable to pay restitution or fines, the 11th Circuit ruled Wednesday in a limited decision.  

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Education 

For-Profit Universities

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 BRIEF
criminal justice, for-profit schools, Minnesota, restitution, students

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that two for-profit universities were properly ordered to pay restitution to former students who claim they were misled about the value of their criminal justice degrees.

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Appeals Business Consumers Education 

Minnesota For-Profit Colleges Ordered to Refund Student Money

November 6, 2019 JOE KELLY
for-profit schools, Fraud, Minnesota, restitution, students

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld orders requiring two for-profit colleges to refund tuition money to hundreds of former students defrauded by false assurances about a criminal justice degree.

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