BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the narrow question whether a federal district court may impose on a willing corporation as a condition of probation, in lieu of a fine, the requirement that it contribute money to a charitable organization that has not suffered actual damages or loss from the corporation's criminal offense. We conclude that the district courts lack authority to impose such conditions of probation. We overrule the decision of a panel of this...
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