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Billy Gene Jefferson Jr., a former Richmond developer and major property owner, will pay $9.6 million in restitution to victims of a tax credit scheme that landed him in prison for 20 years.

The amount of restitution — on the low end of what was considered — is the only outstanding issue in the case. The figure hinged on ongoing litigation by a corporate tax-credit victim.

In a court order signed Friday, U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney found the amount of restitution to be $9,653,506.20.

“It’s a win for our client,” said Jefferson’s attorney, Jonathan T. Lucier of Williams Mullen. “The court’s ruling that Mr. Jefferson owes $3 million less in criminal restitution makes it more likely that he can satisfy his obligations with the sale of his real estate holdings.”

Jefferson has paid $2.2 million in restitution to date, his attorney said. As part of his plea agreement, Jefferson agreed to pay full restitution.

His crime involved the fraudulent use of state and federal historic tax credits. Jefferson grossly over-inflated the cost of renovations of historic buildings in Richmond, receiving tax credits in return that cheated the government and others, including Chevron, out of millions of dollars.