United States v. Wykoff, No. 16-1307 (7th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseWykoff pleaded guilty to wire-fraud charges after soliciting bribes and kickbacks while a Bloomington, Indiana, official. The district judge sentenced him to 55 months in prison and to pay restitution of $446,335 to Bloomington and a $1,100 assessment, with payments “to begin immediately.” The judge added a “special instruction”: “Any unpaid restitution balance during the term of supervision shall be paid at a rate of not less than 10% of the defendant’s gross monthly income.” The government obtained a garnishment under 28 U.S.C. 3205(b)(1), issued to the Indiana pension system because it had an account in Wykoff’s name worth $47,937. Wykoff requested a hearing to determine whether any of the money was exempt. He argued that he had already forfeited two of his homes and the government had seized money from his prison account and that the balance should be deferred to his release because the “special instruction” limited his restitution payments to 10 percent of his monthly income. The Seventh Circuit rejected the argument. The instruction says that 10 percent is the minimum amount he must pay. The federal criminal code requires that restitution be paid immediately unless the district court provides otherwise, 18 U.S.C. 3572(d)(1), which it did not.
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