U.S. v. LUIS

No. 13-50020.

765 F.3d 1061 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marco Manuel LUIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd W. Burns , Burns and Cohan, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Lawrence E. Spong (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Bruce R. Castetter , Assistant United States Attorney Chief, Appellate Section Criminal Division; Laura E. Duffy , United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: RICHARD A. PAEZ, N. RANDY SMITH, and ANDREW D. HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

The Mandatory Victim Restitution Act ("MVRA") requires a district court to order restitution when (1) a defendant commits an "offense against property," and (2) there is a "victim." See 18 U.S.C. § 3663A(a)(1), (c)(1). We affirm the district court's determination that both requirements were met in this case.

Marco Luis pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to engage in monetary transactions in property...

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