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Criminal Division of U.S. Department of Justice Announces Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosure for Individuals

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In the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest policy in furtherance of its “carrots and sticks” approach to corporate criminal enforcement, senior leadership of its Criminal Division announced a new Pilot Program on...more

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New DOJ Pilot Program Incentivizes Individuals to Report Criminal Conduct

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Companies beware! The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a pilot program “designed to encourage voluntary self-disclosure by individual participants in certain types of criminal conduct involving corporations.” In...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Conspiracy Theories Newsletter, 2024 Edition: Eight Predictions for the Future of Cartel Enforcement

2023 was a dramatic year for criminal antitrust enforcement in the United States. The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) garnered big wins: three convictions at trial,1 $267 million in criminal fines...more

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,...

DOJ’s Emphasis Of Individual Accountability – Where It Stands, And Where It Could Be Headed

A recent article in Law360 sparked a vigorous conversation among members of Pietragallo’s white collar practice group about the current state of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) evolving emphasis on individual...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Individual Accountability Expanded: DOJ Launches Corporate Compliance Pilot Program Focused on Compensation System and Clawbacks

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday a three-year pilot program related to its continued efforts to hold individuals directly accountable for corporate wrongdoing. The two-pronged program incentivizes...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

DOJ Rolls Out Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy to Be Enforced by U.S. Attorney’s Offices

On Feb. 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy to encourage self-disclosure of potential criminal activity in exchange for varying levels of amnesty from criminal charges....more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Corporate Crime At The Forefront Of The DOJ

On September 15, 2022, Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered remarks on Corporate Criminal Enforcement at the NYU Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement and announced new guidance...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

DOJ Issues New Guidance on Criminal Enforcement

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On September 15, Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Lisa Monaco delivered remarks announcing updated guidance on how the Department of Justice will be prioritizing and prosecuting corporate crime....more

Troutman Pepper

New DOJ Guidance Tightens Corporate Enforcement Strategy

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Join Troutman Pepper White Collar and Government Investigation Partners Callan Stein, Miranda Hooker, and Allison DeLaurentis for a podcast discussion on the DOJ’s updated guidelines regarding corporate criminal enforcement....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

DOJ Paving a More Structured Path for Corporate Criminal Enforcement

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​​​​​​​On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco laid out the DOJ’s first substantive changes to white-collar criminal investigations and enforcement under the Biden administration....more

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DOJ Announcements on Corporate Criminal Enforcement: Defining the Carrots and Sticks

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been touting revisions to its corporate criminal enforcement policies and signaling increased action for nearly a year. Yesterday, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco formally announced...more

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Attorney General Merrick Garland Emphasizes Criminal Corporate Enforcement and Individual Accountability

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On March 3, 2022, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered a speech at the ABA Institute on White Collar Crime that underscored the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) commitment to prosecuting corporate crime and holding...more

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U.S. Attorney General Announces Task Force To Target Russian Sanctions And Additional Resources For White Collar Enforcement

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland made two announcements this week related to the enforcement of white-collar crime by both individuals and corporations. First, on March 2, 2022, Attorney General Garland announced the...more

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AG Merrick Garland: DOJ Prioritizing Prosecution of Individuals in White Collar Crime

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In remarks to the American Bar Association (ABA) Institute on White Collar Crime on March 3, 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland underscored the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) renewed emphasis on corporate...more

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US Department of Justice adopts “bold” approach to prosecuting corporate crime and will engage in “rigorous enforcement”

On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa O. Monaco gave remarks explicitly warning companies that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to increase its efforts and devote additional resources to...more

The Volkov Law Group

Wells Fargo Settles With Justice Department for $3 Billion

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This year, 2020, has been an enforcement year opening with billion-dollar settlements: first, Airbus settled FCPA charges for $4 billion, and now Wells Fargo for $3 billion.  What a start to an enforcement year!...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Emphasizes Transparency and Encourages Cooperation

In 2019, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) continued its efforts, begun a few years prior, to enhance transparency with respect to the DOJ's prosecutorial decision-making. In public statements, DOJ...more

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White Collar Year in Preview: SEC Enforcement Trends in 2020

Editors’ Note: This is the first in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Up next: a look at trends in health care enforcement. Look for additional...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

The EU’s Efforts to Combat Money Laundering, the Financing of Terrorism and Corruption Seem to Overlook a Very American Approach:...

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The European Union (“EU”) recently has grappled with a series of massive money laundering scandals and strategized about how to more effectively combat international money laundering and corruption. Generally, the EU has...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

What is Innovation in Compliance and Why is it so Hard? Part III

Over the past few blog posts, I have been exploring a recent article in Harvard Business Review by Gary P. Pisano, entitled “The Hard Truth About Innovative Cultures”. Pisano says the conventional wisdom is innovative...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Need For Discretion In Civil DOJ Cases Drives Rosenstein To Modify Yates Memorandum Individual Accountability Policy

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In federal criminal investigations, corporate health care providers have faced a Department of Justice increasingly focused on individuals, one that has limited or foreclosed cooperation credit for corporations not providing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Yates Memo Revisions Encourage Cooperation, but Fail Fully to Achieve a Common-Sense Approach to Civil Enforcement

• Recent Justice Manual changes roll back Yates memo requirements for corporations seeking cooperation credit in enforcement actions, including civil enforcement actions. • Corporations can now receive maximum cooperation...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Farewell to President Bush and Modification of the Yates Memo

During this week, I have been considering last week’s Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pronouncements about where 2018 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcements have been and...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

DOJ Announces More Lenient Corporate Cooperation Policy

In a speech delivered on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein described important changes to DOJ policies for awarding cooperation credit in corporate investigations. These changes have been...more

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