Corporate Compliance Crackdown: DOJ Changes to Corporate Enforcement Policies Focused on Increased Accountability for Corporations and Individuals

After months of signaling ramped-up enforcement efforts were underway, senior leadership in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced several new initiatives to combat white-collar crime. Some of the policy changes were previewed by Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco in an exacting message delivered to the white-collar defense bar at the American Bar Association's 36th National Institute on White Collar Crime. Speaking to an audience of white-collar criminal defense attorneys, DAG Monaco marched through a series of initiatives, some of which roll back more lenient enforcement policies adopted during the prior administration. On the heels of DAG Monaco's announcement, the DOJ issued a more detailed memorandum formally rolling out the new policies.

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