U.S. Attorney’s Office Discovers Undisclosed Assets and Collects Over $535,000 for Wire Fraud Victims

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming operates a Financial Litigation Program (FLP) which enforces fines and restitution resulting from criminal convictions in federal court. Recent developments in a case from 2002 led to the collection of over $535,000 in victim restitution. U.S. Attorney for Wyoming Nicholas Vassallo said through the Financial Litigation Program, their office seeks to collect fines and restitution efficiently and diligently, which includes locating debtors and hidden assets in this country and abroad, establishing repayment agreements, and initiating post-judgment remedies like wage garnishments.

According to information from the U.S. Department of Justice, the FLP initiated collection efforts under the Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act for a wire fraud case involving defendant Matthew T. Bullis. As part of his sentence, Bullis was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $647,112.50 to victims of his fraud. The FLP first obtained a garnishment order against Bullis’s employerto withhold and pay to the Clerk of District Court 25 percent of Bullis’s salary. In early 2022, the FLP determined that the employer had failed to withhold the correct amount owed under the garnishment and that Bullis had not accurately described his financial situation. Further enforcement activity by the FLP resulted in Bullis paying his outstanding restitution balance of $535,761.25.  Payment is being distributed by the Clerk of District Court to the victims.