18 U.S.C. § 1345 — Injunctions against fraud

(a)(1) If a person is violating or about to violate this chapter, section 287, section 371 when the conspiracy is to defraud the United States or a Federal agency^*, section 1001, a banking-law violation as defined in section 3322(d), or a Federal health care offense^*, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in any Federal court to stop the violation. (2) If a person is disposing of, or intends to dispose of, property obtained through a banking-law violation or Federal health care offense, or property traceable to one, the Attorney General may bring a civil action to stop the disposition or to obtain a restraining order. The order may prohibit anyone from withdrawing, transferring, removing, dissipating, or disposing of the property or property of equal value, and may appoint a temporary receiver to administer the order. (3) A permanent or temporary injunction or restraining order must be issued without requiring a bond.

(b) The court must hear and decide the action as soon as practicable. Before the final decision, it may issue a restraining order or prohibition, or take other warranted action, to prevent continuing and substantial injury to the United States or to a person or class of persons the action protects. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure govern the case, except that if an indictment has been returned against the respondent, discovery is governed by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.