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Fenwick & West LLP

DOJ ‘Upping the Ante’ for Corporate Self-Disclosure with New Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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Earlier in 2024, DOJ’s Criminal Division announced a new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program granting whistleblower awards to individuals who provide information in four priority areas. ...more

Hogan Lovells

It’s the final countdown... for self-disclosure under DOJ’s amended Corporate Enforcement Policy

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The recent amendment to the Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Criminal Division expects companies to self-disclose allegations of misconduct within 120...more

McDermott Will & Emery

US Attorney’s Office in California Announces Voluntary Self-Disclosure and Whistleblower Program for Corporate, Financial Crimes

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On August 23, 2024, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, which is the largest judicial district in the United States, announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure and Whistleblower Pilot Program. The...more

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International Compliance Digest – August 2024

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August was another robust month in international trade that further signifies the need for corporations to invest in effective compliance programs. For starters, the DOJ unveiled a new program that incentivizes corporate...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Understanding the Risk vs. Reward of Department of Justice’s Corporate Criminal Whistleblower Awards Pilot

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The Securities & Exchange Commission, the Department of Health & Human Services, and other agencies have long had established bounty programs that reward successful tipsters. On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice’s...more

White & Case LLP

DOJ Launches New Whistleblower Pilot Program

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In March 2024, we published an alert regarding Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Lisa Monaco’s announcement that the US Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) intended to design and implement a new whistleblower...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

New DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Program Pits Company Compliance Programs Against the Clock

The Department of Justice announced a Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program on August 1, 2024. If a whistleblower voluntarily reports original, truthful, and complete information to DOJ in a relevant subject...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DOJ Implements New Whistleblower Reward Program

Companies who submit healthcare claims to private payors, provide financial services to customers, interact with domestic or foreign public officials, or otherwise operate in highly regulated industries should take note that...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOJ Launches the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), a three-year initiative managed by the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recover...more

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DOJ Criminal Division Announces Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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In her remarks to the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco outlined the forthcoming whistleblower program that seeks to fill in the gaps of existing...more

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DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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DOJ has introduced the new three-year Pilot Program, managed by the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, effective August 1. Under this Pilot Program, whistleblowers meeting certain criteria may be...more

K&L Gates LLP

Department of Justice Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Corporate Whistleblower Awards Program

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After months of anticipation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled the details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the Corporate WB Program or the Program)....more

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DOJ Debuts Pilot Corporate Whistleblower Awards Program

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The U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Criminal Division announced its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program on August 1, 2024. The Pilot Program incentivizes whistleblowers to provide information to the DOJ so...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

DOJ’s New Whistleblower Program Incentivizes Individuals and Corporations to Disclose Wrongdoing

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) just launched the new corporate whistleblower awards pilot program that it previewed this past March. ...more

Blank Rome LLP

DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program on August 1, 2024. This initiative, which is expected to last three years, aims to enhance corporate crime detection, expand...more

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DOJ Criminal Division Launches New Corporate Whistleblower Award Program

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On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) would release a new whistleblower rewards program for civil and criminal forfeitures. On August 1, 2024, DOJ did just that—as the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

DOJ Launches New Whistleblower Incentive Program

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DOJ’s pilot program aims to fill gaps in existing federal whistleblower programs and incentivize prompt corporate self-disclosure alongside individual whistleblower tips. Following the March 2024 announcement of its...more

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DOJ Rolls Out Corporate Whistleblower Pilot Program

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On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice officially launched a three-year pilot program to reward whistleblowers who report corporate misconduct....more

Alston & Bird

“No One Wants to Be Second”: The DOJ’s New Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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The DOJ’s much-anticipated corporate whistleblower program is here, making multimillion-dollar financial awards available to eligible individuals who report corporate misconduct. There’s lots in it to digest, and our White...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

DOJ Announces Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) officially unveiled its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the “Program”). The three-year pilot program aims to broaden the range of corporate misconduct...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

National Security Division’s Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy in Action: Exchanging Cooperation for Declination

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it would not charge MilliporeSigma, a life sciences company, even though one of its employees falsified export documents. The DOJ declined to prosecute...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The DOJ’s New Pilot Programs: A Bane for Compliance Programs

For years, Department of Justice officials have stressed how important chief compliance officers are as the first line of defense in fighting corporate crimes. While that’s true, compliance programs now have a competitor in...more

McCarter & English, LLP

DOJ Launches Pilot Program to Encourage Reporting of Criminal Activity

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a pilot program to encourage potential whistleblowers to report criminal activity and cooperate with government investigations in exchange for substantial monetary payouts in the...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: DOJ Continues Its Trend of Strengthening Incentives to Report Corporate Misconduct

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Just over a month after Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the upcoming launch of the Department of Justice’s whistleblower rewards program, the DOJ Criminal Division unveiled its newest program to incentivize...more

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DOJ Criminal Division Offers Non-Prosecution Agreements to Individuals Who Voluntarily Report Corporate Wrongdoing

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The Development: On April 15, 2024, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") Criminal Division announced a pilot program that will offer mandatory non-prosecution agreements ("NPAs") to individuals who provide original and...more

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