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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 22, 2025

Acting U.S. Attorney Robert E. McGuire announced Tuesday that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee recovered more than $137 million for American taxpayers and crime victims in fiscal year 2024. According to the press release, the office collected a total of $135.7 million in civil cases, primarily through the False Claims Act, which allows the government to recover up to three times the amount of fraudulently obtained funds, and $59 million from civil penalties under the Controlled Substances Act. In criminal cases, the office obtained approximately $4.1 million in money judgments and recovered $939,718 through forfeited criminal and civil assets. “The dedicated public servants in our office responsible for protecting the public from fraud and disgorging criminal proceeds have once again done a fantastic job on behalf of taxpayers and crime victims in Middle Tennessee,” McGuire said.