Federal Courts: Differences Exist in Ordering Fines and Restitution
T-GGD-99-95
Published: May 06, 1999. Publicly Released: May 06, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on federal courts and the differences that exist in ordering fines and restitution, focusing on: (1) the percentages of those offenders who were ordered to pay fines and restitution in fiscal year (FY) 1997 and those who were not; (2) differences across judicial circuits and districts in the percentages of those offenders who were ordered to pay fines or restitution and those who were not; and (3) officials' opinions about possible reasons for these differences.
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