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Mena Jones, a 33-year-old mother of three, is building a blossoming realty business in the Des Moines area, but up until a few weeks ago, she couldn't buy a car. A restitution payment of nearly $7,000 for a crime she committed in 2007, when she was 17, has haunted her, precluding her from obtaining the proper registration tags so she could own and operate her own vehicle. Under Iowa law, those convicted of a crime are required to pay restitution, in the form of fines, penalties or surcharges, back to the state and the victims of their crime. If that restitution is not paid back under the terms of their probation, they may be held in contempt of court, or worse, their probation could be revoked or extended. This threat weighed on Jones each day as she struggled to make ends meet and provide for her family. But on Mother's Day this year, Jones received a gift from kimkardashian, michaelrubin and reform that she said will help her "reach a new level" in life. Tap the link in our bio ...

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