Digital-asset matters · National preparation support
Crypto Restitution Preparation: Claims, Recoveries and Financial Sources
Organize proposed restitution figures, asset recoveries and financial disclosure records in a digital-asset matter for counsel’s review.
By Joseph De Gregorio · Federal Sentencing Strategist
Founder and President, Sentencing Advocacy Group · November 6, 2026
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Start with the actual proposed obligation
Keep the demand, agreement or proposed order and its schedules together. Identify claimants, amounts, asset units, valuation dates and procedural status where those appear. Do not treat a public report about recovered cryptocurrency as proof that a particular person’s obligation has been satisfied.
Distinguish custody from distribution
A frozen account, seized asset, liquidation and payment to a recipient are different events. Record the documents and dates for each known stage. Counsel determines whether and how a recovery affects restitution. Do not promise that every recovered token or dollar will automatically receive credit against an obligation.
Preserve valuation and allocation assumptions
A schedule may use a particular conversion date or allocation among claimants. Keep that assumption visible with its source. If versions differ, list the change and unresolved question. Qualified legal and financial review is necessary; a personal-preparation spreadsheet does not establish the legally correct amount.
Connect the financial file to practical planning
Organize accurate current income, assets, liabilities and expenses within counsel’s requested scope. Joseph’s Bloomberg Law restitution analysis is linked in the publication column because a reviewable financial record matters before consequential decisions. SAG can organize the file and questions without guaranteeing savings or a payment outcome.
Continue your preparation
- Crypto Valuation Records
- Crypto Asset Seizure Records
- Forfeiture versus restitution
- Restitution hearing preparation
Does seizure mean restitution has already been paid?
No automatic conclusion follows. Keep seizure, liquidation and distribution records separate and ask counsel how they affect the obligation.
Sources and a defined preparation assignment
Official context: Department of Justice: Restitution Process. Sources checked November 6, 2026. Tax recordkeeping guidance does not determine criminal liability or sentencing loss. Counsel evaluates the applicable law, dates and individual facts.
Work directly with Joseph to define the scope, authorized recipients and review dates. Agreed deliverables can include a personal and professional chronology, indexed supporting records, factual questions for counsel and a practical preparation schedule. SAG does not manage legal responses or provide forensic tracing or valuation opinions. An engagement does not automatically establish privilege.
SAG serves clients nationwide from New Jersey, with travel arranged for cases. SAG is not a law firm. No charging decision, sentence, placement or release date is guaranteed.
For defense counsel: Discuss Support for Your Client. Share your role, stage and deadline, not private keys, seed phrases or privileged advice, in the initial inquiry.