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DOJ Announces Updated Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Under Its New White Collar Enforcement Plan

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Last week, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Head of the Criminal Division Matthew R. Galeotti announced key changes to the DOJ’s enforcement priorities during his keynote address at the Securities Industry and Financial...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Bringing Moths to the Flame: DOJ Promises Non-Prosecution to Execs for Tips to Combat Corporate Crime

Recently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division launched a pilot program promising “mandatory NPAs to incentivize individuals (and their counsel) to provide original and actionable information.” This most recent...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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DOJ Bolsters International Cooperation to Combat Corruption

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Summary - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has created the International Corporate Anti-Bribery initiative (ICAB), which aims to strengthen the United States’ global efforts in combating corruption through enhanced...more

The Volkov Law Group

Corporate Crime and National Security – The Confluence of Prosecution and Foreign Policy (Part I of III)

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To restate the obvious – DOJ has prioritized prosecution of national security crimes.  For the business world, every company touches the international economy.  Even a domestic company might sell products or services outside...more

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CEP Magazine - March 2023. Don't be lulled

There appears to be a bit of a lull in corporate prosecutions lately. The big banner cases tend to involve crypto firms rather than household names. There are a few significant settlements, such as in opioid cases, but we...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

DOJ Updates Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy to Incentivize “Extraordinary Cooperation” with Prosecutors

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently introduced the first significant revisions since 2017 to policies affecting all corporate matters handled by the DOJ’s Criminal Division. These policies aim to incentivize companies to...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

DOJ Raises Stakes on Corporate Compliance: How to Respond

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Even at companies with separate legal and compliance departments, Department of Justice-enforced compliance is a key concern for in-house counsel. Those pressures only will increase in the near future and are rapidly...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Revisions to the DOJ’s Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy Will Require Companies To Reevaluate Their Compliance Systems

In a recently published memorandum, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced important updates to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) approach to investigating and prosecuting corporate crimes. In the...more

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DOJ Announces Major Changes to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies

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In Short - The Situation: On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced significant changes and updates to the Department of Justice's corporate criminal enforcement policies. ...more

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Monaco Memo and Polite Speech – A Jolt for Compliance: Part 2 – Swiftly and Without Delay

Today, we continue our exploration of the Monaco Memo by considering the section entitled “Timely Disclosures and Prioritization of Individual Investigations”. This portion of the Monaco Memo re-emphasized the reinstitution...more

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DOJ Announces Policy Changes and Additional Resources Focused on White-Collar Enforcement

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Introduction In the first 10 months of the Biden administration, senior DOJ officials have signaled a renewed focus on corporate criminal and civil enforcement against companies and individuals.  ...more

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Senior US DOJ Official Sets Forth New Priorities for Pursuing Corporate Crime

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The priorities will impact non-US companies who may face a US DOJ with a renewed emphasis on combating corporate crime. In a recent speech that has garnered significant attention, the Deputy Attorney General of the...more

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Record Level of FCPA Enforcement in 2020 Highlights Key Risk Areas

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The year 2020 witnessed a record level of $2.78 billion in corporate fines and penalties from enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and...more

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White Collar Watch (December 2018 • No. 3)

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NOTE FROM THE EDITORS - All of us here at Blank Rome wish you and yours a happy and healthy holiday season and start to 2019. We are pleased to present our final 2018 edition of White Collar Watch, which includes timely...more

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US Department of Justice relaxes Yates Memorandum’s requirements for earning cooperation credit

On November 29, 2018, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) modified prior guidance on individual liability for corporate misconduct by affording federal prosecutors discretion to focus on “individuals who play significant roles...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Obedient Companies Rewarded in New DOJ Policy Discouraging Duplicative Penalties

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• Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has announced a new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policy to discourage government agencies from "piling on" duplicative corporate penalties. • Rosenstein signaled a desire for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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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White Collar Enforcement and the New Trump Administration: Your Top Ten Questions Answered

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Enforcement activity under the Obama administration often made headlines for the eye-popping level of fines, with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, and economic sanctions...more

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FCPA Predictions for 2015 (Part II of II)

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The key to being a successful (FCPA) prognosticator is never to keep score. If you do, you are likely to be disappointed. Instead, I follow the strategy of calculated distraction – for example, I predicted last year...more

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