U.S. Attorney's Office Collects More than $60 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2024

BOSTON – United States Attorney Leah B. Foley announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts collected $60.17 million in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2024. Of this amount, $19.56 million was collected in criminal actions and $40.6 million was collected in civil actions.

The District of Massachusetts also worked with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and components of the Department of Justice to collect an additional $14.87 million in civil actions pursued jointly by these offices. Additionally, for calendar year 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts collected more than $1 billion.  
     

“The American people deserve a government that is both accountable and effective in protecting their hard-earned tax dollars,” said United States Attorney Leah B. Foley. “These substantial recoveries reflect our unwavering commitment to protecting taxpayer dollars, holding wrongdoers accountable, and securing justice for victims of fraud and other offenses. Whether through civil enforcement, asset recovery, or criminal prosecution, our Office will continue to aggressively pursue those who seek to defraud the government and exploit the public.”

In Calendar Year 2024, the Office’s Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit entered into settlements with defendants – totaling over $1 billion including agreements with Raytheon Company to resolve criminal and civil allegations of fraud against the government. As a result, Raytheon agreed to pay $147 million to resolve the criminal allegations and $428 million to resolve the civil allegations – making it the second largest government procurement fraud recovery under the False Claims Act (FCA).

In October 2024, the Unit recovered $425 million as part of a settlement agreement with Teva Pharmaceuticals to resolve allegations that Teva paid kickbacks via two co-pay assistance foundations in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and FCA. This resolution stands as the largest individual co-pay assistance settlement to date.

Additionally, in May 2024, a $120 million settlement was secured with bankrupt lender Kabbage, Inc., to resolve FCA allegations that it knowingly submitted thousands of false claims for loan forgiveness, loan guarantees, and processing fees to the U.S. Small Business Administration as part of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). It is the largest federal civil settlement involving the PPP program.

In Fiscal Year 2024, the Office’s Asset Recovery Unit (ARU) was responsible for the collection of over $18.5 million in restitution for crime victims. They also recovered nearly $1 million in criminal fines and special assessments, as well as forfeiture of $15.5 million in criminal proceeds or other property involved in crimes. In addition, the Asset Recovery Unit forfeited 13 pit bull-type dogs alleged to be used in connection with dog fighting; forfeited a drone flying in a restricted zone during the 2024 Boston Marathon; filed a civil forfeiture action against 113 wildlife parts from endangered, threatened, or protected species; and filed three civil complaints to forfeit cryptocurrency and bank accounts connected to fraud schemes targeting Massachusetts victims.

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.