CARNES, Circuit Judge:
In this civil action the Government seeks damages from Appellee Larry D. Barnette, who has previously been convicted and sentenced for defrauding the Government. The district court granted summary judgment for Barnette based on its holding that the Government is barred from recovering damages in excess of the amount of restitution Barnette was ordered to pay in the criminal proceeding. We now reverse the district court's decision and remand...
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