If there was voluntary res ution on the front end, which I don't know if that occurred, then he might get a small chunk back.
Expecting voluntary payment on the back end of it isn't going to make him whole. That almost never happens in fraud cases.
His best chance is to levy and sale assets, if any.
I handle securities law and fraud actions on occasion and the victims always wind up with pennies on the dollar normally. Used to primarily handle securities law and tax law matters but have a general practice now after going into business on my own.
The best way to make victims whole would be as part of a plea agreement where the defendant volunteers to pay res ution and it's ordered and encompassed as part of the agreement. You get the defendant to pay on the front end voluntarily for a reduced sentence. Pretty standard if the defendant is in a position to pay res ution. Makes the victims happy.
Doesn't sound like that occured. Being ordered to pay res ution means nothing. Collecting is the hard part.
In a recent case a lady stole 250k from her employer. Plead guilty. Spent a handful of months in prison and was out.
She has paid on average about $244 per year in res ution over a 5 year period. If she outlived yoda she wouldn't even pay it back at that rate. So she just pays tiny amounts so as to not get her probation revoked.
Tried to garnish her wages and she just quit her job. Can't get to any assets because everything is in her husband's name.
That's how these deals usually play iut. It's sad
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