Hamilton Reef
05-06-2004, 04:13 PM
Follow up to the Hayman fire o 2003.
Appeals court orders $14.7 million restitution in Hayman fire
DENVER (AP) -- A federal appeals court has ordered the former Forest Service employee responsible for the largest wildfire in Colorado history to pay $14.7 million in restitution.
A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with federal prosecutors who said Terry Lynn Barton should pay the amount to provide for emergency restoration of national forest southwest of Denver.
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2004/05/06/news/regional/29c1f4fb97cc032487256e8b0058aaf3.txt
Appeals court orders $14.7 million restitution in Hayman fire
DENVER (AP) -- A federal appeals court has ordered the former Forest Service employee responsible for the largest wildfire in Colorado history to pay $14.7 million in restitution.
A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with federal prosecutors who said Terry Lynn Barton should pay the amount to provide for emergency restoration of national forest southwest of Denver.
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2004/05/06/news/regional/29c1f4fb97cc032487256e8b0058aaf3.txt