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DOJ Announces Pilot Program for Individual Voluntary Self-Disclosures

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On April 15, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal division announced a new pilot program designed to reward individuals with non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) who voluntarily self-disclose "actionable, original...more

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DOJ’s Criminal Division Announces New Pilot Program onVoluntary Self-Disclosure for Individuals

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Under the newly announced pilot program, individuals who fully cooperate and voluntarily provide the Criminal Division with information on certain types of corporate and white-collar offenses may receive an NPA in exchange...more

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Part 1: Cooperation in Government Investigations and Voluntary Self-Disclosure: What to Expect After DOJ’s Latest Guidance

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​​​​​​​On September 15, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco issued a department-wide memorandum containing revisions to the Justice Department’s (DOJ) corporate criminal enforcement policies (“the Memorandum”), including...more

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Deputy AG Lisa Monaco Announces Tough-on-Corporate-Crime Updates to DOJ Policies

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In prepared remarks delivered at New York University School of Law on Sept. 15, Deputy AG Monaco announced significant updates to the DOJ’s corporate criminal enforcement policies. Deputy AG Monaco’s announcement...more

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The Corporate Crime Advisory Group Has Spoken: DOJ Revises Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies

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On September 15, 2022, the Department of Justice (Department) released a memorandum revising several key aspects of its corporate criminal enforcement policies. The new policy, titled Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal...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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 31, Number 9. News Briefs: March 2022

Report on Medicare Compliance 31, no. 9 (March 14, 2022) - A federal jury on March 8 convicted New Jersey rheumatologist Alice Chu for defrauding Medicare and other health insurance programs, the Department of Justice...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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“Carrots & Sticks”: Individual Accountability in Corporate Criminal Enforcement Remains a Top DOJ Priority

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On March 3, 2022, at the 37th Annual American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section National Institute on White Collar Crime in San Francisco, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland emphasized that “the prosecution of...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

At White Collar Crime Institute, DOJ Reiterates Focus on Individual Accountability in Corporate Crime Investigations

In their March 3, 2022, speeches to the 37th American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on White Collar Crime, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr. both emphasized 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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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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Powers remarks on the state of criminal antitrust enforcement

Compliance Today (April 2020) The following are prepared remarks by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Powers delivered February 7, 2020. He discussed recent litigation and enforcement actions; however, the...more

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Personal liability trend continues: Health care CEO gets jail time for fraud scheme

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that the CEO of Indiana-based American Senior Communities (ASC) was sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison for his involvement in a “massive fraud, kickback, and money...more

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US Department of Justice Announces New Corporate Enforcement Penalty Policy

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In a speech at the New York City Bar White Collar Crime Institute on May 9, 2018, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policy designed to encourage coordination among law...more

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Yates Memo's Influence Felt in DOJ Health Care Enforcement

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In September 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates issued a memorandum titled "Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing." In it, she stressed that one of the most effective ways to combat corporate misconduct is...more

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Does Yates Sound The Death Knell For Joint Defense Agreements?

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The revised cooperation credit rules issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in September 2015 under the Yates Memo require companies to focus on individuals from the outset of an investigation and to disclose all facts...more

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10 Takeaways from Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates’ Remarks at the 2016 New York City Bar Association White Collar Crime...

This week, Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates delivered remarks at the New York City Bar Association reflecting on the eight months since the release of the “Yates Memo,” or as Deputy AG Yates prefers, the “Individual...more

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Yet Another Revision of the Justice Department’s Requirements for Corporations to Obtain Cooperation Credit in Criminal...

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On September 9, 2015, Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates issued a memorandum titled “Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing.” The “Yates Memo,” as it has become known, outlined six specific...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

New DOJ Corporate Prosecution Guidelines

On September 9, 2015, United States Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates released a memorandum titled “Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing,” the latest in a series of corporate prosecution guidelines written by...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain: DOJ Memorandum Adds Further Weight to CPSC Enforcement Efforts Against Corporate...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a memorandum to various enforcement agencies. The memorandum, available here, focuses on holding individuals accountable for corporate fraud and misconduct. The...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

DOJ Clarifies Position on Individual Accountability in Corporate Investigations

Earlier this month, we discussed a memorandum issued by Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This memorandum, referred to as the “Yates Memo,” reaffirms the Government’s...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Department of Justice's Focus on Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing

The Department of Justice's Focus on Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing - The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a memo reiterating its commitment to the criminal and civil investigation and...more

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Assistant Attorney General Caldwell Clarifies Application of Yates Memo on Individual Accountability

On September 22, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division, Leslie R. Caldwell, spoke at the Global Investigations Review Conference in New York, addressing the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New DOJ Policy Alert: Here's Looking at You, Kid - DOJ Announces Six Specific Steps to Hold Individual "Corporate Wrongdoers"...

Why it matters: On September 9, 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates issued a memo to all DOJ department heads and U.S. Attorneys which detailed the Government's new policy centered on accountability for the...more

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