U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $1,742,014.13 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2024
News Release from U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii, Friday, February 7, 2025
HONOLULU – Acting U.S. Attorney Kenneth M. Sorenson announced today that the District of Hawaii collected $1,742,014.13 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2024. Of this amount, $1,220,860.27 was collected in criminal actions and $521,153.86 was collected in civil actions.
Additionally, the District of Hawaii worked with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and components of the Department of Justice to collect an additional $51,191.45 in civil actions pursued jointly by these offices. “
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is dedicated to protecting the public and recovering funds for the victims of federal crime,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson. “Our hard-working Assistant U.S. Attorneys and financial litigation and support staffs make sure that criminals are prosecuted, convicted and that the proceeds of their crimes, along with any and all fines, are collected and repurposed to positive use. We are proud to have partnered with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to compensate victims and hold criminals financially accountable.”
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 in the District of Hawaii, working with partner agencies and divisions, collected $4,123,459 in asset forfeiture actions in FY 2024. 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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