U.S. Attorney’s Office Obtains Civil and Criminal Judgments to Recover more than $8 Million for Crime Victims and Taxpayers During the 2026 Federal Fiscal Year

CONCORD - During the federal fiscal year that ended on September 30, 2026, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire obtained both civil and criminal judgments to recover more than $8.3 million in funds for crime victims and taxpayers, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

"While we seek to impose penalties on criminals through convictions and prison sentences, both the criminal and civil divisions of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire are also hard at work every day seeking financial accountability for bad actors who commit crimes and defraud the public," said U.S. Attorney Creegan. "These judgments show in real terms that crime and fraud hurt all of us, and they do not pay. Seeking and obtaining these financial judgments fulfills one of our primary responsibilities in the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is to recover dollars for the public fisc, especially those illegitimately gained through unlawful means."

Specifically, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire obtained civil judgments totaling $1,500,000.00, and criminal judgments totaling $6,812,837.21. Civil judgments represent amounts owed to the United States arising from civil penalties, debts to federal agencies, and other monetary obligations, while criminal judgments may include restitution owed to victims, criminal fines, and other court-ordered monetary penalties.

Total collections during FY 2026 for all outstanding civil and criminal judgments in the district amounted to $5,542,260.87. These funds were recovered in part through the efforts of the office's Financial Litigation Program. The Financial Litigation Program actively monitors cases in which restitution, criminal fines, and civil penalties have been ordered to identify available assets and potential sources of recovery and to maximize collections on behalf of the United States and victims of crime. These recoveries were achieved through a combination of voluntary payments and federal collection and enforcement mechanisms, including the Treasury Offset Program, Bureau of Prisons' Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, agency offsets of federal benefits, and enforcement actions such as wage or bank garnishments.