Whistleblower Developments is a periodic report covering significant cases, decisions, proposals, and legislation related to whistleblower statutes and how they may impact your business. Recent developments include:
SEC...more
4/23/2021
/ Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division will now consider a target company’s antitrust compliance program when determining how to resolve criminal matters. This represents a fundamental shift in the Antitrust Division’s...more
9/6/2019
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
New Guidance ,
Risk Assessment ,
White Collar Crimes
The Department of Justice (DOJ) long has required entities seeking credit for cooperating with its investigations to provide what it terms “full and truthful” cooperation. In policies memorialized over time, DOJ has been...more
9/18/2015
/ Cooperation ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Veil ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Government Investigations ,
Guidance Update ,
Individual Accountability ,
Internal Investigations ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Personal Liability ,
Policy Statement ,
Professional Misconduct ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Yates Memorandum
The December 23, 2014, announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that Alstom, S.A., a French power and transportation company, pled guilty to two Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) charges and agreed to pay $772...more
12/30/2014
/ Accounting Controls ,
Alstom ,
Bribery ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Criminal Fines ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Indictments ,
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