The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri reported collections totaling $16,070,376 in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2025. Of this sum, $14,077,382 came from criminal cases and $1,992,993 from civil matters.
In addition to these direct collections, the office collaborated with other U.S. Attorney’s offices and components of the Department of Justice to secure an extra $76,319,861 in jointly pursued cases. Within this amount, $274,366 was recovered through criminal actions and $76,045,494 through civil actions.
U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Albus commented on these efforts: “Last year, we recovered more than one million dollars for Medicare and Medicaid in one case alone, and millions of dollars more that were fraudulently obtained by faking disabilities. Those contemplating fraud in the Eastern District of Missouri should know that the U.S. Attorney’s office will aggressively pursue the recovery of ill-gotten gains and do our best, even years later, to recover assets due to victims.”
Among notable recoveries was a total of $1,323,318 from Michael McCormac—former owner of a mail order pharmacy—who pleaded guilty to violating the Anti-Kickback Statute by paying kickbacks to marketing companies for prescription generation. The office also continued asset recovery from a disability fraud case involving two Jefferson County chiropractors and over two dozen patients; about $2.9 million was collected last year in those cases.
The U.S. Attorneys’ Offices are tasked with enforcing and collecting debts owed to the United States as well as restitution owed to federal crime victims. Restitution payments go directly to victims who have suffered injury or financial loss due to certain federal crimes; meanwhile fines and felony assessments support the Crime Victims Fund for compensation programs at both state and federal levels.
Additionally, asset forfeiture actions brought in another $5,420,367 during FY 2025 for law enforcement purposes or restoration to crime victims via deposits into the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. The office also secured forfeiture of 334 firearms connected with criminal offenses.
