5th Circ. Nixes Restitution In Ex-BP Economist's Extortion Plot

By Dave Simpson (April 15, 2020, 10:52 PM EDT) -- The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday vacated the $552,000 restitution order levied against a former BP America Inc. economist who threatened to release classified company documents if it didn't pay him in bitcoin, ruling that BP's investigatory expenses aren't covered by the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act....

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