TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Feb 9, 2024

Francis M. Hamilton III, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, announced that his office collected $12,352,268 in fiscal year 2023. Of that amount, $3,130,283 was collected in criminal actions and $9,221,985 was collected in civil actions. Additionally, the office, working with partner agencies, collected $1,610,245 in asset forfeiture actions, including $11,345 for victim compensation. Forfeited assets deposited into the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund are used to restore funds to crime victims and other law enforcement purposes. Read more in a press release.