United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced the Justice Department has collected a total of $23.1 billion in civil and criminal actions in fiscal 2015. Those numbers include more than $16.2 billion in payments made directly to the Justice Department, and more than $6.8 billion in indirect payments made to other federal agencies, states and other designated recipients.

 

In the Western District of Missouri, United States Attorney Tammy Dickinson announced collections of more than $25.5 million in criminal and civil actions during the fiscal year. Of this amount, more than $8.8 million was collected in criminal actions, more than $6 million was collected in civil actions, and more than $10.6 million was collected through the seizure of assets that were forfeited to the government from Oct. 1, 2014, to Sept. 30, 2015.

The Western District of Missouri also worked with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and components of the Department of Justice to collect an additional $4 million in cases pursued jointly with these offices, primarily in civil actions.

“The pursuit of justice involves not only prosecuting criminals, but being diligent to collect the fines levied by the court and restitution payments on behalf of the victims of crime,” Dickinson said. “I am determined that criminals will not profit from their crimes, and that those involved in civil actions pay the government what they owe.”

In Missouri’s eastern district, United States Attorney Richard Callahan announced his office collected $11,448,830 in criminal and civil actions during the year. Of this amount, $10,113,957 was collected in criminal actions and $1,334,873 was collected in civil actions.

In addition to the above eleven million dollars, the office also assisted partner law enforcement agencies in collecting an additional $8,442,329 in asset forfeiture actions. Forfeited assets are deposited into the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund and are used to restore funds to crime victims and for a variety of law enforcement purposes.

In Kansas, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom announced they’d collected more than $9.2 million in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2015. Of this amount, more than $6.2 million was collected in criminal actions and $3 million was collected in civil actions. An additional $402,000 was collected in cases pursued jointly with other agencies in Kansas. Of this amount, approximately $12,000 was collected in criminal actions and $390,000 was collected in civil actions.

U.S. Attorney Deborah R. Gilg of the District of Nebraska says her office collected $2,133,876.67 in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2015. Of this amount, $1,931,940.95 was collected in criminal actions and $201,935.72 was collected in civil actions. Nebraska worked with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and components of the Department of Justice to collect an additional $267,923.76 in cases pursued jointly with these offices. Of this amount, $19,525.76 was collected in criminal actions and $248,398.00 was collected in civil actions.