U.S. Attorney's Office Collects Nearly $12 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2025 — District of Nevada, February 18, 2026

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A press release in which First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah announced that the District of Nevada collected $11,808,878.69 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025, including $11,184,107.37 in criminal actions and $624,771.32 in civil actions. It reports an additional $15,031.84 collected in cases pursued jointly with other offices and $30,514,684.99 collected in asset forfeiture actions. Listed items include forfeited sums of $531,308.46 in April 2025 and $1,068,123.94 in May 2025 from fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans authorized to be paid to the Small Business Administration. It also explains that restitution is paid to victims while criminal fines and felony assessments go to the Crime Victims Fund.

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LAS VEGAS – The District of Nevada collected $11,808,878.69 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah. Of this amount, $11,184,107.37 was collected in criminal actions and $624,771.32 was collected in civil actions .

Additionally, the District of Nevada worked with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and components of the Department of Justice to collect an additional $15,031.84 in cases pursued jointly by these offices. Of this amount, $100 was collected in criminal actions and $14,931.84 was collected in civil actions.

“The District of Nevada is committed to collecting restitution for victims of federal crime and criminal and civil debts owed to the United States,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Chattah. “The Financial Litigation Unit and Asset Recovery Unit are a critical part of fulfilling our mission by collecting restitution and debts owed. Thanks to the dedicated Assistant U.S. Attorneys and professional staff we are holding wrongdoers financially accountable for their crimes.”

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 District of Nevada, working with partner agencies and divisions, collected $30,514,684.99 in asset forfeiture actions in Fiscal Year 2025. Forfeited assets are used to restore funds to crime victims and for a variety of law enforcement purposes.

- In December 2024, a victim received $3,443,286.03.
- In April 2025, the District of Nevada and the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering, Narcotics and Forfeiture Section (MNF) authorized the forfeited $531,308.46 of the fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans be paid to the Small Business Administration.
- In May 2025, the District of Nevada and MNF authorized the forfeited $1,068,123.94 of the fraudulently obtained PPP loans be paid to the Small Business Administration.
- In July 2025, a victim received $32,193,787.94.

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