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US Attorney’s Office in north GA collects $72M+ for crime victims in 2024

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ATLANTA — Crime didn’t pay in North Georgia in 2024.

According to acting U.S. Attorney Richard S. Moultrie Jr., the Northern District of Georgia was responsible for collections and forfeitures totaling over $72 million during the 2024 fiscal year.

The office collected more than $36 million through the district’s Financial Litigation Program, which collects civil and criminal debts, fines and penalties for victims of crime.

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Over $14 million in restitution, fines and assessments were taken from defendants in criminal cases.

Criminal fines and assessments paid by defendants go into the Department of Justice’s Crime Victim Fund, which then distributes that money to federal and state programs that compensate and assist victims.

Over $21 million was collected during the year in affirmative civil enforcement cases.

Those cases recover government money lost to fraud or other misconduct, or to collect fines imposed over violations of federal health care, safety, or environmental laws and controlled substance regulations.

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