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DOJ Justice Manual › Title 6: Tax › 6-4.000 - Criminal Tax Case Procedures › Justice Manual § 6-4.370
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Section 209 of the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act mandates that when negotiating plea agreements, prosecutors must give consideration “to seeking that the defendant provide full restitution to all victims of all charges contained in the indictment or information, without regard to the counts to which the defendant actually plead[s].” Pub. L. No. 104-132 § 209; 18 U.S.C. § 3551 note;
see also
Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance
; Principles of Federal Prosecution, JM §§ 9-16.320. To assist prosecutors with this statutory and Department requirement, standard language for the restitution portion of plea agreements in tax cases is included in the Criminal Tax Manual,
Chapter 44.09
.
A United States Attorney’s Office should direct any questions about restitution in criminal tax cases to the Criminal Appeals and Tax Enforcement Policy Section (CATEPS) of the Tax Division.
[updated November 2022]
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