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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Stras finds a lower court improperly relieved a prisoner from having to pay restitution under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act violations after being convicted of sexual exploitation of a child. The defendant argued that he was not obligated to pay a special assessment based on lack of funds. However, the government sufficiently showed in court that he is not indigent based on his net worth of $120,000 from home equity and funds from a checking account. Reversed.
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