United States v. Breshers, No. 12-1364 (7th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseBreshers entered a consumer installment loan business with a gun. Employees M and T told him they had no money. He directed them to leave their cell phones, lock the office, and get into T’s car. In the car, Breshers told them that he needed money. T suggested that they could get money from the business. He told her to drive back to the office and, once there, T wrote a check for $3,000. They unsuccessfully attempted to cash the check at a nearby bank. M and T then stated that they had about $1,000 at the business. , Breshers ordered them to return to the office, where they gave him $1,104. Breshers then instructed them to get back into the car. He released the two unharmed beside the highway. Convicted of kidnapping and interference with commerce by robbery, 18 U.S.C. 1201(a)(1) and 1951, Breshers was sentenced to 293 months of imprisonment and restitution of $44,618.50 (Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, 18 U.S.C. 3663A). The victims testified about emotional harm and expenses incurred as a result of the incident. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, rejecting an argument that the restitution was unauthorized because his victims did not suffer physical injury.
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