The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut reported collecting $233.5 million in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2023.
Out of the collected amount, approximately $185.9 million came in criminal actions and approximately $47.5 million came in civil actions. The Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s Office also worked with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and components of the Department of Justice to collect an additional $493,544 in cases pursued jointly by these offices. Additionally, the Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s Office, working with partner agencies and divisions, collected $47.8 million in asset forfeiture actions.
Most of the funds recovered in criminal actions were from Glencore Ltd., to resolve the government’s investigation into a commodity price manipulation scheme, and from Nomura Securities International for its fraudulent trading of residential mortgage-backed securities. Large civil recoveries were from a medical doctor and his practice to resolve allegations that it defrauded the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and from Yale University and a professor to settle a case involving the failure to share patent royalties with the government.
“This past fiscal year, our Office’s dedicated attorneys and staff helped to recover more than $233 million, which ranked third in the nation among all U.S. Attorney’s Offices,” said U.S. Attorney Vanessa Avery. “These funds are not only returned directly to victims of crime, but they also are used to fund ongoing federal, state, and local law enforcement efforts, and to provide needed services for victims. Through both our criminal prosecutions and civil enforcement work we are committed to seeking justice for victims, removing ill-gotten gains from wrongdoers, and protecting the integrity of important government programs.”
