U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $13,102,601 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2025

KANSAS CITY, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser announced that the District of Kansas (USAO-KS) collected $13,102,601 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025. Of this amount, $12,029,108 was collected in criminal actions and $1,073,493 was collected in civil actions.

Additionally, the USAO-KS worked with other U.S. Attorney's Offices and components of the Department of Justice to collect an additional $30,886 in cases pursued jointly by these offices. Of this amount, $17,240 was collected in criminal actions and $13,646 was collected in civil actions.

U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser said, "From recovering restitution for victims to using forfeiture procedures to eliminate the capacity of criminals to function, the forfeiture and financial litigation functions of our office are central to our mission. We will use all of the powerful tools available to us to seek justice for victims and recover funds owed to the United States."

Here are some of the significant recoveries made during FY 2025 with links to detailed case descriptions:

• Shan Hanes - recovered $8,370,553.47. A majority of the $8 million was recovered through a forfeiture of funds traced to a blockchain virtual currency address. The remaining funds are attributed to turnover of real estate sales proceeds and garnishment of accounts.
• Nagy Shehata - recovered $428,901.45. Prior to Shehata's criminal conviction, the Asset Forfeiture Division initiated a forfeiture action against various properties, including real property owned by him and his wife in Overland Park that he purchased with crime proceeds. The property sold in May 2025, with the United States receiving $428,901.45. These funds were turned over to the District Court Clerk for payment on the restitution owed to the victim.
• Kirk and Lynn Ritter - recovered $227,567.49. The Ritters were sentenced in January 2025 to charges of wire fraud and theft of government funds. They were ordered to pay $216,067.49 in restitution, $11,000 in fines, and $400 in assessments. They voluntarily paid the restitution amount in full prior to sentencing and paid the remaining fines and assessments shortly thereafter.

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 Kansas, working with partner agencies and divisions, collected $34,857,365 in asset forfeiture actions in FY 2025. 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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