Description: Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant claiming to have had wrongfuly had funds taken out of his inmate trust accounty.

The Mandatory Victims Restitution Act requires an inmate who “receives substantial resources from any source,
including inheritance, settlement, or other judgment” to put such resources toward unpaid restitution. 18 U.S.C.
§ 3664(n). The question here is whether this provision applies to the gradual accumulation of cash deposits from
family and friends in an inmate’s trust account.

Outcome: Because § 3664(n) authorizes a district court to turn over periodic deposits that substantially accrue in an inmate’s account.

Affirmed

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