United States Attorney Leah B. Foley announced on Mar. 10 that the District of Massachusetts entered into settlements exceeding $900 million and collected more than $70 million through civil and criminal actions during Fiscal Year 2025. The office also recovered over $48 million in forfeited assets.
These collections are significant as they represent efforts to return funds to taxpayers, compensate victims, and hold individuals and companies accountable for wrongdoing. Foley said, “The U.S. Attorney’s Office had another a record year. Significant defense contracting and health care fraud settlements will return more than $900 million to the American taxpayers. We also collected more than $70 million in other civil and criminal actions and forfeited over $48 million in criminally derived property. This Office has continued to set the standard for securing and recovering assets for victims, holding wrongdoers accountable and protecting taxpayer dollars. We will continue to aggressively pursue enforcement and collection actions to advance those goals.”
According to the announcement, of the total amount collected, $30.5 million came from criminal actions while $39.6 million was from civil cases within Massachusetts alone. Additionally, collaboration with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices resulted in joint collections surpassing $557 million—primarily from civil cases—with further amounts expected over time.
Major settlements included agreements with Raytheon Company resolving both criminal ($147 million) and civil ($428 million) allegations related to defense contract fraud—the second largest government procurement fraud recovery under the False Claims Act—and a separate resolution with Teva Pharmaceuticals totaling $425 million regarding alleged kickbacks violating federal statutes.
The Asset Recovery Unit (ARU) played a key role by collecting over $30.6 million in restitution for victims as well as fines, special assessments, and asset forfeitures—including approximately $22.5 million in cryptocurrency seizures—and pursuing additional funds through bond enforcement actions against property owned by fugitives or connected with crimes such as racketeering conspiracies or business email compromise schemes.
The office emphasized its responsibility not only for enforcing debts owed to the United States but also ensuring restitution reaches crime victims when required by law; these funds contribute both directly through victim compensation programs and indirectly via deposits into federal funds used for law enforcement purposes.
Assistant United States Attorneys Abraham R. George (Chief of Civil), Brian LaMacchia (Chief of Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit), and Carol Head (Chief of Asset Recovery Unit) lead these respective divisions within the District.
