Eastern District of New York collects nearly $1.8 billion in fiscal year 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced that it collected nearly $1.8 billion in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2023.
U.S. Attorney Breon Peace reported that the office collected $273,839,971.81 from criminal actions and a $1,513,910,494.25 from civil actions, with contributions from collaborative efforts with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Department of Justice.
“I take great pride in the Eastern District’s substantial recoveries in Fiscal Year 2023, which is the result of our team’s strong commitment to justice and holding wrongdoers accountable for their crimes and misconduct,” Peace said. “Providing restitution to victims of crime is also an important step in remedying the harm they have suffered and reaching some closure.”