# Justice Manual § 9-143.205: Prejudgment Coordination among Divisions within the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.205

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-143.205
- **Heading:** Prejudgment Coordination among Divisions within the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-143.000 - Collection Of Criminal Monetary Impositions / Justice Manual § 9-143.205

## Text

The collection of criminal debts owed to victims of crime and the federal government is a shared responsibility among criminal AUSAs, the Financial Litigation/Asset Recovery Unit, Asset Forfeiture Unit, and victim-witness professionals.  Effective prejudgment coordination and collaboration is essential to maximizing the United States Attorney’s office’s ability to seek restitution, conduct asset investigations, and collect criminal monetary penalties.

Each United States Attorney’s office should have policies and procedures in place to ensure that  early, effective and coordinated asset investigations and recovery are a routine part of every case involving victims.  Asset recovery coordination should begin prejudgment – ideally at the very beginning of an investigation – particularly in criminal cases where restitution is likely to be ordered.

[added May 2018]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-143.100 Role of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.100.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.200 Responsibilities of the United States Attorneys](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.200.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.205 Prejudgment Coordination among Divisions within the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.205.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.210 Appearance Bond Forfeiture Judgments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.210.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.220 Asset Forfeiture Judgments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.220.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.300 Enforcement of Criminal Debts During Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.300.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.320 Enforcement of Criminal Debts During Incarceration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.320.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.330 Fines and Restitution Imposed as Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.330.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.340 Liens Against the Defendant’s Property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.340.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.350 Enforcement Proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.350.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.360 Waiver of Interest and Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.360.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.400 Suspense of Criminal Collection Activity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.400.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.415 Suspense of Criminal Fines/Restitution—Defendant is Unlocatable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.415.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-143.510 Remission—Uncollectible Fines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-143.510.md)

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