For years, it has been unsettled in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals whether a white-collar defendant may be held accountable for intended loss amounts during sentencing in fraud and other financial harm cases. Prosecutors...more
9/24/2024
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Financial Harm ,
Fraud ,
Intent ,
IRS ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Sentencing Factors ,
Split of Authority ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced plans to roll out a new whistleblower program later this year following a 90-day development plan aimed at uncovering criminal conduct related to corporate wrongdoing....more
On September 9, 2015, United States Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates released a memorandum titled “Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing,” the latest in a series of corporate prosecution guidelines written by...more
10/12/2015
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Fraud ,
Corporate Veil ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure ,
Government Investigations ,
Individual Accountability ,
Internal Investigations ,
Personal Liability ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Upjohn Warnings ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Yates Memorandum