U.S. v. FREEMAN

No. 12-4636.

741 F.3d 426 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert J. FREEMAN, a/k/a Dr. Shine, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 17, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Nancy Susanne Forster , Kadish, Forster & Fastovsky, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Thomas Patrick Windom , Office of the United States Attorney, Greenbelt, MD, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Rod J. Rosenstein , United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Baltimore, MD, for Appellee.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge THACKER wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Judge WYNN joined.


THACKER, Circuit Judge:

Robert J. Freeman, a/k/a "Dr. Shine" ("Appellant"), appeals the order of the district court directing him to pay $631,050.52 in restitution to four individuals (the "purported victims") as part of his sentence for obstructing federal bankruptcy proceedings. On appeal, Appellant argues the district court erred because the purported victims to whom he was ordered to pay restitution are not victims of the offense to which he pled guilty. Rather...

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