U.S. Attorney's Office Reports $164 Million Recovered

The District of Massachusetts entered over $133 million in settlements and collected more than $164 million in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2026.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Financial Crime

U.S. Attorney's Office Reports $164 Million Recovered

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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts entered settlements exceeding $133 million in Fiscal Year 2026, according to its annual report. The office also collected more than $164 million across criminal and civil actions during the same period.

Why it matters

The figures show the scale of federal financial enforcement in Massachusetts, particularly in healthcare fraud, grant fraud and pandemic-era loan fraud. They also indicate the office's growing use of cryptocurrency forfeiture to recover funds from scam victims.

The office recovered $31 million in criminal actions and $132 million in civil actions, including more than $35 million in forfeited assets. The Asset Recovery Unit has filed six civil forfeiture complaints seeking cryptocurrency tied to financial fraud scams targeting Massachusetts victims, and the status of those complaints is not stated.

The players

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

The federal prosecutorial office responsible for criminal and civil enforcement in Massachusetts, operating under the U.S. Department of Justice.

Veloxis

A pharmaceutical company that resolved criminal and civil allegations of kickbacks to healthcare professionals in connection with its marketing of the drug Envarsus.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

A Boston-based cancer research and treatment center that agreed to a $15 million settlement over fraud related to research grants.

Laboratory Corporation of America

A national clinical laboratory company that agreed to a $14.5 million settlement over claims for medically unnecessary urine drug testing billed to Medicare.

The details

The Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit entered 26 settlements totaling $133,198,525 in Fiscal Year 2026, including a $46 million settlement with Veloxis over alleged kickbacks to healthcare professionals tied to its marketing of Envarsus. Other resolutions included a $15 million settlement with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over grant fraud and a $14.5 million settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America over medically unnecessary Medicare claims for urine drug testing.

Fiscal Year 2026: the office entered settlements exceeding $133 million and collected more than $164 million.
Fiscal Year 2026: the Asset Recovery Unit obtained forfeiture of $35,315,258 in criminal proceeds or other property.
Fiscal Year 2026: the Asset Recovery Unit filed six civil forfeiture complaints to recover cryptocurrency.
Since the pandemic: the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit entered PPP fraud settlements totaling $166,434,620.
Fiscal Year 2026: $12.4 million in forfeited funds was distributed to securities fraud victims.

Legal Context

The settlements with Veloxis, Dana-Farber and LabCorp rely on the civil recovery provisions of the federal False Claims Act, which allows the government to pursue treble damages in fraud cases. The office's combined civil and criminal collections reflect how these tools are used alongside criminal prosecution in federal financial crime cases.

Massachusetts residents who were targeted by financial fraud scams may be eligible for recovered funds through forfeiture and restitution processes. The office's cryptocurrency forfeiture complaints signal ongoing federal efforts to recover money lost by local victims.

The takeaway

Federal recovery efforts in Massachusetts are increasingly reaching into cryptocurrency and pandemic-era loan fraud, which may matter for anyone who has lost money to online scams. Residents who suspect they were defrauded can report losses to federal authorities to support future recoveries.