According to a statement from the US District Attorney's Office of Nevada said that more than $ 7.2 million had been collected as a result of civil and criminal actions commenced in 2018. Of these $ 7.2 million, approximately $ 4 million came from criminal actions and about $ 3.1 million from civil actions. An additional $ 11.9 million is raised by the District A in collaboration with the other US Attorney's Offices and the Department of Justice.
In total, the Ministry of Justice has raised nearly $ 15 billion in civil and criminal actions for 2018.
According to the statement, the largest civilian collections came from "positive civil cases", where the US "recovered public funds lost due to fraud or other misconduct, or imposed fines on individuals and / or companies for violation of federal health, safety, civil rights or environmental laws ".
