The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma (NDOK) reported collecting more than $2.5 million in criminal and civil actions during fiscal year 2025, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The office collected $1,625,271.97 from criminal cases and $961,406.75 from civil matters.
The NDOK’s responsibilities include not only litigation but also the enforcement and collection of debts owed to the United States and crime victims through its Asset Recovery and Asset Forfeiture teams. Federal law allows district judges to order restitution payments to victims of certain federal crimes, with collected fines contributing to a Crime Victims Fund that supports compensation and assistance programs at both state and federal levels.
In addition to restitution efforts, courts may require defendants to forfeit assets linked to criminal activity. These funds are deposited into the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund and are used for law enforcement initiatives or returned to victims when possible. In fiscal year 2025, asset forfeiture collections by NDOK totaled $613,330.
Several cases illustrate these recovery efforts:
– In November 2024, Devin Darel Fletcher was sentenced for embezzling from Tulsa Public Schools; he was ordered to pay $593,492.32 in restitution. Authorities garnished over $111,000 from retirement accounts and seized nearly $46,000 through the U.S. Secret Service toward this debt.
– That same month, Randal Dewayne Davis was sentenced on child pornography charges; he forfeited $25,000 in cash instead of real property and was ordered to pay $44,000 in restitution among nine victims. Over $30,000 was recovered from his retirement account with the rest paid via forfeited funds.
– In a case dating back to October 2011 involving Elizabeth Ann Stanley’s misapplication of financial institution funds, she was ordered to repay nearly $119,000 in restitution. After initial payments through forfeited bank accounts in 2012 and subsequent monthly installments over several years, her remaining balance was settled after authorities began withholding portions of her retirement benefits.
Asset forfeiture actions included:
– William Shane Garrow pleaded guilty in January 2025 to bank fraud and filing false tax returns as a former senior banking executive who stole more than $4 million from clients; authorities seized over $700,000 in currency plus two properties valued at more than $340,000.
– In July 2024, Eduardo Agustin Barrera-Lopez admitted guilt for heroin distribution offenses resulting in seizure of more than $124,000.
– Kevin Gamboa-Olivas pleaded guilty in December 2024 for conspiring to distribute cocaine; authorities seized more than $86,000 along with a vehicle worth over $60,000 which has been repurposed for law enforcement use.
“These recoveries reflect our commitment not only to prosecuting offenders but also ensuring that ill-gotten gains are recovered for the benefit of victims or put toward public safety,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
