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Northern District of Indiana U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Nearly $11,000,000 in Civil and Criminal Actions for U.S. Taxpayers in Fiscal Year 2015

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Indiana

HAMMOND – U.S. Attorney David Capp announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Indiana collected nearly $11M in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015.  This money, U.S. Attorney Capp explained, is returned to the United States Treasury and is substantially in excess of the operating budget for the United States Attorney’s Office.  U.S. Attorney Capp stated, “We have a great team of lawyers and support staff, civil and criminal, which focuses regularly on collecting money due to the taxpayers of the United States.”

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced on December 3, 2015 that the Justice Department collected $23.1 billion in civil and criminal actions in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2015.  The more than $23.1 billion in collections in FY 2015 represents more than seven and a half times the approximately $2.93 billion of the Justice Department’s combined appropriations for the 93 U.S. Attorneys’ offices and the main litigating divisions in that same period.  

“The Department of Justice is committed to upholding the rule of law, safeguarding taxpayer resources and protecting the American people from exploitation and abuse,” said Attorney General Lynch.  “The collections we are announcing today demonstrate not only the strength of that commitment, but also the significant return on public investment that our actions deliver.  I want to thank the prosecutors and trial attorneys who made this achievement possible, and to reiterate our dedication to this ongoing work.”

In addition to our collection efforts, U.S. Attorney Capp also announced that his office, working with partner agencies and divisions, collected $7,721,481.00 in asset forfeiture actions in FY 2015.  Forfeited assets deposited into the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund are used for crime victims and for a variety of law enforcement purposes.

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Updated February 4, 2016

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Community Outreach