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 in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2025. The office also recovered over $48 million in forfeited assets.
The announcement highlights the financial impact of the district’s enforcement activities, which return funds to taxpayers and victims while holding offenders accountable. These efforts are seen as significant steps toward protecting public resources and ensuring restitution for those affected by federal crimes.
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.”
In fiscal year 2025, the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit reached major agreements including a settlement with Raytheon Company resolving both criminal and civil allegations related to government contract fraud; Raytheon agreed to pay a total of $575 million—$147 million for criminal allegations and $428 million for civil allegations—marking it as one of the largest procurement fraud recoveries under the False Claims Act.
Another notable settlement involved Teva Pharmaceuticals, which agreed to pay $425 million over allegations that it paid kickbacks through co-pay assistance foundations, violating federal statutes; this is reported as the largest such settlement involving co-pay assistance programs.
The Asset Recovery Unit was responsible for collecting over $30.6 million in restitution, fines, assessments, along with seizing approximately $22.5 million worth of cryptocurrency among its total asset forfeitures of more than $48 million. The unit also enforced an appearance bond against a mansion owned by a fugitive valued at an additional $7.35 million.
Additionally, ARU completed full collection of nearly $48.3 million awarded as restitution following convictions related to Insys Therapeutics’ racketeering conspiracy case involving its founder and former executives; further actions included pursuing funds from business email compromise schemes targeting local organizations as well as filing cases against cryptocurrency linked with foreign nationals accused of supporting terrorism.
The U.S Attorney’s Offices are tasked with enforcing debts owed from both civil judgments or penalties as well as obligations arising from criminal convictions—including restitution payments directed toward crime victims or fines paid into national victim compensation funds—and managing assets seized through forfeiture processes.