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... States v. Varrone, No. 07-4533-cr (2d Cir. January 30, 2009) (Calabresi, Sotomayor, Parker, CJJ) Joseph A. Castello ran a check cashing ... vacated. The Restitution Order The restitution order involved a fraud victim, who was induced to send a $300,00 check to a bogus financial firm. This had nothing at all to do with Castello, ... Amendment. A forfeiture is excessive if it is "grossly disproportional to the gravity of a defendant's offense." In United States v. Bajakajian, 524 U.S. 321, 337-39 (1998 ...