U.S. Attorney's Office Collects $21,776,549 In Criminal And Civil Actions, And $8,278,063 In Asset Forfeiture Actions In Fiscal Year 2025

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — United States Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee collected $21,776,549 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025. Of this amount, $7,570,426 was collected in criminal actions and $14,206,123 was collected in civil actions.

Additionally, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee worked with other U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and components of the Department of Justice to collect an additional $8,579,057 in matters pursued jointly with these offices.  Of this amount, $15,563 was collected in criminal actions and $8,563,494 was collected in civil actions.                 

The U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, along with the Department’s litigating divisions, are responsible for enforcing and collecting civil and criminal debts owed to the U.S. and criminal debts owed to federal crime victims.  The law requires defendants to pay restitution to victims of certain federal crimes who have suffered a physical injury or financial loss.  While restitution is paid to the victim, criminal fines and felony assessments are paid to the department’s Crime Victims Fund, which distributes the funds collected to federal and state victim compensation and victim assistance programs.

Additionally, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee, working with partner agencies and divisions, collected $8,278,063 in asset forfeiture actions in FY 2025.  Forfeited assets deposited into the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund are used to restore funds to crime victims and for a variety of law enforcement purposes. 

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