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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Sentencing Commission Rejects Actual Versus Intended Loss Distinction

The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines play an enormous role in federal sentencing. While courts are not required to follow the guidelines, the guidelines remain the starting point for determining a defendant’s ultimate sentence. For...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

“Not Guilty Means Not Guilty”: U.S. Sentencing Commission Unanimously Votes to Prohibit the Consideration of Acquitted Conduct in...

On April 17, 2024, the seven-member panel of the U.S. Sentencing Commission voted to adopt an amendment prohibiting judges from using acquitted conduct in applying the federal sentencing guidelines. Previously, and consistent...more

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DOJ to Corporations - “Knock on Our Door Before We Knock on Yours”

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At last week’s ABA National White Collar Crime Institute, the leadership of the Department of Justice (the DOJ or the Department), including Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, made clear...more

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DOJ Announces Pilot Whistleblower Rewards Program and Increased AI Enforcement

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On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced Department of Justice (DOJ) initiatives to incentivize whistleblowers with payouts from civil or criminal forfeitures and to integrate artificial intelligence...more

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The Zero-Point Offender Adjustment: U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Proposed Amendment Gives Some First-Time Offenders a Break

The United States Sentencing Commission recently adopted amendments to its Guidelines Manual, and they include some noteworthy changes. The proposed amendments were submitted to Congress on April 27, 2023. Absent...more

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DOJ Revisits its Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy Offering Companies Additional Incentives to Self-Disclose, Cooperate, and...

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On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General (“AAG”) Kevin Polite announced revisions to the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Corporate Enforcement Policy (“CEP”), which will apply to all corporate criminal matters. The...more

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DOJ's Revisions to the Corporate Enforcement Policy Incentivize Self-Reporting of Misconduct

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Summary - The Department of Justice (DOJ) last week issued revisions to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy that incentivize companies to promptly self-disclose corporate misconduct, cooperate with the DOJ,...more

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Client Alert: Assistant Attorney General Announces Changes to DOJ’s Corporate Enforcement Policy

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On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth Polite, Jr., delivered a speech announcing several important revisions to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP)...more

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“More Cooperation Please”: DOJ Revises Corporate Enforcement Policy to Encourage Even Greater Cooperation

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This week the DOJ published revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Policy designed to even further encourage companies to make voluntary self-disclosures of wrongdoing within their ranks, cooperate with investigations, and...more

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DOJ Memorandum Clarifies US Sentencing Guidelines’ Fine Reduction Determination Process

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The US Sentencing Guidelines permit reductions of criminal penalties based on a business organization’s inability to pay criminal fines, but were unclear about how it would make such determinations. An October 8 memorandum...more

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Department Of Justice Guidance On Companies’ Claim Of Inability To Pay Criminal Fines

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The Department of Justice Criminal Division has clarified its policy on the Department’s assessment of a company’s claim that it cannot afford to pay a criminal fine in a memorandum issued on October 8, 2019. Criminal...more

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DOJ Announces Changes in White-Collar Criminal Enforcement in the Interest of Transparency

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The Situation: On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced two significant developments relating to the enforcement of white-collar crime: (i) new guidance on how prosecutors should evaluate requests...more

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DOJ Inability to Pay Guidance: Beyond Corporate Formalities

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On October 8, 2019, the US Department of Justice (DOJ or Justice Department) issued new guidance on evaluating inability-to-pay arguments in a memorandum to the Criminal Division. The memorandum provides considerably more...more

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DOJ Issues Guidance on Corporate Poverty Claims

On Tuesday, October 8, 2019, the Department of Justice provided guidance on how its prosecutors should evaluate claims of corporate poverty. This comes on the heels of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew Miner’s...more

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DOJ Considers Guidance on Corporate Claims of Inability to Pay

On September 12, 2019, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew Miner signaled that the Department of Justice may provide further guidance to prosecutors—and companies—on how to evaluate claims of corporate poverty. In a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Announces Revised FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy

In a speech yesterday at the 34th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) revised Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more

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DOJ Issues New Guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Federal Fraud Investigations

On February 8th, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly issued new guidance on how the agency evaluates corporate compliance programs during fraud investigations. The guidance, published on the agency’s website as the...more

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New UK Sentencing Guidelines - What Does This Mean For Corporates?

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The Sentencing Council’s Definitive Guidance for Fraud, Bribery and Money Laundering Offences (the “UK Guidelines”) came into force on 1 October 2014. The UK Guidelines set out a ten step process for sentencing and apply to...more

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