icial ▁for fe iture ▁recover ies ▁and ▁As set ▁For fe iture ▁Fund ▁depos its . ▁For fe ited ▁funds ▁are ▁used , ▁as ▁permitted ▁by ▁federal ▁law , ▁to ▁support ▁federal , ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁activities ▁and , ▁in ▁appropriate ▁cases , ▁to ▁provide ▁full ▁or ▁partial ▁rest oration ▁to ▁vict ims ▁of ▁criminal ▁activity . ▁ ▁Civil ▁Division ▁▁ ▁The ▁Civil ▁Division ▁def ends ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁su its ▁alleg ing ▁stat ut ory ▁tort s , ▁constitution al ▁tort s , ▁employ ment ▁disc rim ination , ▁and ▁a ▁my ri ad ▁of ▁other ▁claims . ▁The ▁Civil ▁Division ▁also ▁pro sec utes ▁cases ▁for ▁fra ud ▁and ▁other ▁viol ations ▁of ▁federal ▁laws , ▁and ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁collect ing ▁mon ies ▁ow ed ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁criminal ▁fin es , ▁default ed ▁student ▁lo ans , ▁mort g age ▁forec los ures , ▁bond ▁for fe it ures ▁and ▁civil ▁jud g ments . ▁The ▁division ' s ▁civil ▁rights ▁enfor cement ▁program ▁investig ates ▁and ▁lit ig ates ▁cases ▁involving ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁housing , ▁public ▁employ ment , ▁dis ability , ▁voting ▁and ▁education . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁& ▁Environment al ▁Cr imes ▁Section ▁▁ ▁The ▁Econom ic ▁& ▁Environment al ▁Cr imes ▁Section ▁investig ates ▁and ▁pro sec utes ▁viol ations ▁of ▁Federal ▁stat utes ▁dealing ▁with ▁white ▁col lar ▁off enses , ▁such ▁as ▁viol ations ▁of ▁mail ▁and