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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. IRENE MICHELLE FIKE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jun 10, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Rachel D. Yavelak, Russell Baldani, BALDANI LAW GROUP, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: John M. Spires, Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Judge(s): GILMAN, DAVIS, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Lexington

DAVIS, Circuit Judge. Irene Michelle Fike appeals from the district court’s restitution award to the victim that Fike defrauded. She asks that we vacate the district court’s inclusion of prejudgment interest in that award. Fike argues that the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996, 18 U.S.C. § 3663A, does not permit courts to add interest as part of an award compensating a victim’s losses, and what’s more, the district court did not have a sufficient basis for calculating the interest awarded here. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.

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