Supreme Court of the United States
Benjamin Robers, Petitioner v. United States.
May 5, 2014134 S. Ct. 1854
Summary
The Supreme Court held that under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, 'any part of the property... returned' refers only to the money lost by a victim, not to collateral taken by the victim until that collateral is sold and proceeds are received. The sentencing court must therefore reduce the restitution amount by the money the victim received from selling the collateral, not the collateral's value when the victim took title. This ensures the victim is made whole without being required to prove the collateral's value at the time of foreclosure.