Lagos v. United States

Decided May 29, 2018. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 16-1519 · 584 U.S. 577 · Cited 112 times

In a provision of the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 that requires certain convicted defendants to “reimburse the victim for . . . expenses incurred during participation in the investigation or prosecution of the offense or attendance at proceedings related to the offense,” 18 U. S. C. §3663A(b)(4), the words “investigation” and “proceedings” are limited to government investigations and criminal proceedings and do not include private investigations and civil or bankruptcy proceedings.

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