On September 9, 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates introduced a new policy aimed at aggressively prosecuting individuals for white-collar crimes. A product of a DOJ working group that started under former Attorney General Eric H. Holder, the policy prioritizes the civil and criminal prosecution of individuals, in addition to companies, and puts renewed pressure on companies to turn over evidence against their executives.
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