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*1 THE HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. CR24-051-RAJ Plaintiff, ORDER ON RESTITUTION v. DAVID BUZZELL, Defendant.
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the government’s request for restitution on behalf of the victims of Defendant David Buzzell’s offenses. By agreement of the government and defense, the Court makes this determination on restitution upon the parties’ written submissions. Dkts. 45, 47, 50.
After reviewing the briefs submitted by the parties, as well as the sealed exhibits submitted by the government providing documentation and information relevant to the individual victims and their claimed losses, the Court finds that:
1. While the Court did not follow the deadlines set in 18 U.S.C. § 3664(d)(5), it ordered that Mr. Buzzell pay restitution at the time of sentencing. The amount and scheduling of any such restitution payments remained an ongoing issue. At this time, restitution should be finalized without limitation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3664(d)(5). *2 The Court does not have sufficient information to determine Mr. Buzzell’s “relative role in the causal process that underlies the victim’s losses,” 18 U.S.C. § 2259(b)(2)(B), or to conduct the requisite disaggregation of losses that stemmed from the victims’ initial harm (or harm caused by others who engage in conduct that harms the identified victims) from the harm caused by Mr. Buzzell’s conduct in this case.
3. Restitution is mandatory under 18 U.S.C. § 2259 and Mr. Buzzell is not claiming that any identified victim has been fully compensated for the harm suffered. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2259(2)(B), the amount of restitution to each victim can be “no less than $3,000.00.”
4. As such, the Court Orders restitution in the following amounts: Series Attorney Amount 8kids4 Tanya Hankins $3,000 Angela Tanya Hankins $3,000 April Tanya Hankins $3,500 Ashley081 Rosemary W. Brewer $3,000 BluePillow1 Deborah A. Bianco $3,000 BluesPink1 Marsh Law Firm $3,000 CinderBlockBlue Marsh Law Firm $3,000 Jan_Socks1 Kendra Oyen $3,000 Jan_Socks2 Carol Hepburn $3,000 Jan_Socks3 Carol Hepburn $3,000 Jan_Socks4 Carol Hepburn $3,000 Jenny Marsh Law Firm $3,000 Marineland1 Carol Hepburn $3,000 Middle Model Sister Utah Crime Victims $3,000
Legal Clinic PinkHeartSisters1 Marsh Law Firm $3,000 Sweet Purple Sugar Deborah A. Bianco $3,000 Sweet White Sugar Deborah A. Bianco $3,000 Tara Carol Hepburn $3,000 Vicky Carol Hepburn $3,000 Total: $57,500.00 5. The total amount of restitution owed is $57,500.00.
26 *3 The Court finds that Mr. Buzzell is indigent, and that while incarcerated, he shall make periodic restitution payments of no more than $25.00 per quarter and that interest shall be waived.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 5th day of June, 2025.
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The Honorable Richard A. Jones United States District Judge