Fresno U.S. Attorney’s Office Achieves Record Financial Milestone in 2023
It took the Fresno U.S. Attorney’s Office a record $169 million to collect in 2023.
According to Yahoo News, in 2023, the criminal and civil cases that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Fresno, which is led by U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert brought in a strange $169 million. This made news. People on the team were given cases to handle for the DOJ in the Eastern District of California. They did a great job of fighting for justice and helped raise a lot of money—much more than the previous year’s collections.
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There were a lot of big deals that helped the U.S. Attorney’s Office breaks records for success. One of the big cash wins was a record $117 million deal with Pacific Gas & Electric for damage from wildfires. A doctor in Los Angeles, Clinica Sierra Vista, Lags Spine & Sportscare Medical Centers Inc., and Sierra Nevada Corporation all agreed to settle, which made it even bigger. There are a lot of different issues that these deals cover, from healthcare theft to false claims and unfair charges. They show that the office is serious about holding people and companies accountable and making sure the community gets justice.