U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Over $3M for Taxpayers and Victims in 2025

Memphis, TN – U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee collected $3,169,425.23 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025. Of that amount, $2,967,893.83 was collected in criminal actions and $201,531.40 was collected in civil actions.

Additionally, the Western District of Tennessee worked with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and components of the Department of Justice to collect an additional $30,090.26 in cases pursued jointly by these offices.

“Collecting restitution and other criminal and civil debts is a vital part of our mission,” said U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant. “We will continue to prioritize collections in order to hold criminals accountable, collect debts owed to the government, protect the U.S. Treasury, and recover compensation for victims of crime.”

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Tennessee, working with partner agencies and divisions, also collected $628,023 in asset forfeiture actions in Fiscal Year 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.

Among the collections this year were proceeds from the sale of a property belonging to Christopher Crawford. Mr. Crawford was convicted of wire fraud and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,812,226.08. In 2025, a writ of execution on his residence in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida was granted by the Court and enforced. The property was sold and proceeds in the amount $603,624.83 was applied towards the restitution balance.

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.

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