OZKAN
People v. OZKAN
124 Cal. App. 4th 1072·2004 Cal. App. LEXIS 2089·2004 Daily Journal DAR 14810·21 Cal. Rptr. 3d 854·2004 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 10823
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 9, 2004A103438California3,445 words
Opinion
Opinion
The People appeal, contending the trial court should have ordered full restitution of the public agencies’ losses, including investigative costs, which were incurred as a result of Ozkan’s criminal conduct. We agree, and reverse the trial court’s order.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The criminal charges in issue arose out of a scheme by Ozkan to sell regular gasoline as higher priced mid-grade and premium gasoline. In addition to bilking the public, Ozkan’s business also failed to remit to the State Board of Equalization (SBE) the full amount of the sales taxes collected on gasoline sold at his stations. The direct victims of these acts included the defrauded members of the public…