A convicted thief isn't entitled to relief from making restitution, despite his argument that the victim's winnings in a related civil case would amount to double recovery.

A New Jersey appeals court ruled Tuesday that a trial judge properly denied a request to modify a $35,000 restitution order for a man who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to stealing funds from a construction project at Newark Central High School.

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