For more information, please contact the Finance Department at:

District Court Clerk’s Office:          (315) 234-8500 (option 6 for finance)
Email inquiries to:                Finance_Restitution@nynd.uscourts.gov

Criminal Debt/Restitution

• Instructions for Paying Criminal Debt Online (pdf)

To start the payment process go to

Policies, Procedures, Forms & Links

• General Payment Information (pdf)
• Bonds – Posting and Refund Procedures (pdf)
• Registry Funds (pdf)
• List of Approved Sureties (fiscal.treasury.gov)
• Petition for the Return of Cash Bail (form)
• Refund of Fees Paid (pdf)
  To request a refund for over-payment of fees, follow the instructions on Refund of Fees Paid.
• Restitution FAQs
• AO-141 Form (pdf)

Victim Payments

If you would prefer to receive an EFT instead of a Treasury check, please email your name and mailing address to Finance_EFT@nynd.uscourts.gov, and we will mail you a packet. Please note that payments to an Estate or deceased person can only be paid by U.S. Treasury Check.

Individual disbursements of restitution totaling $500,000 or more must be made via EFT or Fedwire.

Has your address changed? Please fill out Victim Address Change Form (AO-140) and mail to:

U.S. District Court - NYND
Attn: Finance Dept
100 South Clinton Street
Syracuse, NY 13261

United States Attorney's Office

For information regarding:

• Collection and Enforcement of Criminal Payments
• Letters Regarding the Treasury Offset Program (TOP)

Contact the Asset Forfeiture & Financial Litigation Unit at (315) 448-0672. Visit the USAO Homepage.