Utah's District Attorney's Office collected some $31,373,879.25 in 2012, much of it related to some older cases that have been recently settled.
The District Attorney's Office is responsible for representing the government in both criminal and civil cases. About $4 million was collected due to criminal cases, and another $27.2 million was collected in civil actions.
"During this time of continuing economic recovery, these collections are more important than ever," said U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow in a statement. "We take our responsibility to recover funds for the federal treasury and for victims of federal crime very seriously. We will also continue to hold accountable those who seek to profit from their illegal activities."
The Attorney's office also forfeited some $5.2 million in assets that were either sold, paid to victims, destroyed or given to law enforcement agencies.
Nationwide, the Department of Justice collected about $3 billion in criminal and $10.12 billion in civil cases. KSL
