I was defrauded in 2004 by a company and all the members of that company have been in jail after being convicted in court. I saw that they were ordered to pay restitution, which I never received. Some years back I got a check from the postmaster or treasury or some federal organization for $42 which I think was from this case. I was defrauded approximately $18,000. How did these criminals get out of paying restitution? Do I have any rights to that money today if I never cashed that check from before?
I was thinking about this because I got an email update from the US Department of Justice about one of the inmates going on a furlough.
Are there any options to sue?
