Nevada U.S. Attorney’s Office says collections exceed appropriated budget

The Nevada U.S. Attorney’s Office collected $10.9 million in criminal, civil and asset forfeiture cases for the 2014 fiscal year, the office announced Wednesday.

According to a news release, the office collected about $4.6 million in criminal actions, $1.4 million in civil actions, and $5 million in criminal and civil forfeitures.

In collaboration with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Department of Justice, the office also collected $14 million in other, mostly civil, cases, according to the release.

The office’s total collections exceeded its appropriated budget for 2014, the release said.

“The collection of monetary penalties in federal litigation is a critical aspect of our work that frequently gets overlooked,” U.S. Attorney for Nevada Daniel Bogden said in the release. “These collections are used to help crime victims and for a variety of other law enforcement purposes."

The U.S. Attorney’s Offices collect civil and criminal debts owed to the government as well as restitution owed to federal crime victims.

The U.S. Justice Department collected $24.7 billion in civil and criminal actions during the fiscal year, the release said.