The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma (NDOK) collected more than $2.5 million in civil and criminal actions during fiscal year 2025, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The office reported that $1,625,271.97 was collected through criminal actions and $961,406.75 through civil actions.
The NDOK is tasked not only with litigation but also with recovering assets and enforcing debts owed to the United States and crime victims. The Asset Recovery and Asset Forfeiture teams handle these responsibilities, which include collecting restitution ordered by federal judges for victims of certain crimes. Funds from criminal fines are deposited into the Crime Victims Fund, which supports victim compensation and assistance programs at both federal and state levels.
In addition to restitution collections, asset forfeiture plays a role in returning funds to victims and supporting law enforcement activities. In fiscal year 2025, NDOK collected $613,330 through asset forfeiture actions.
Several cases illustrate the office’s efforts:
– In November 2024, Devin Darel Fletcher was sentenced for embezzling funds from Tulsa Public Schools and ordered to pay $593,492.32 in restitution. The district garnished $111,511.98 from retirement accounts and recovered an additional $45,710.19 seized by the U.S. Secret Service.
– Also in November 2024, Randal Dewayne Davis was sentenced on child pornography charges; he forfeited $25,000 cash instead of real property and was ordered to pay $44,000 in restitution to nine identified victims of child sexual abuse material.
– Elizabeth Ann Stanley was sentenced in October 2011 for misapplication of financial institution funds with a restitution order totaling $118,956.87; after partial payments over several years—including monthly payments—the remaining balance was satisfied when portions of her retirement benefits were withheld.
Asset forfeiture cases included:
– William Shane Garrow pleaded guilty in January 2025 to bank fraud and filing false tax returns after stealing over $4 million from client accounts as a Senior Vice President of Private Banking; authorities seized more than $700,000 in currency plus two properties valued at over $340,000.
– Eduardo Agustin Barrera-Lopez admitted guilt in July 2024 to heroin distribution; law enforcement seized over $124,000.
– Kevin Gamboa-Olivas pleaded guilty in December 2024 to drug conspiracy related to cocaine distribution; seizures included more than $86,000 in currency and a vehicle valued at about $60,700 that has since been repurposed for law enforcement use.
“These collections are critical because they help ensure that victims receive court-ordered restitution,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
