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DOJ Triples Down on Incentivizing Disclosures with Launch of Three-Year Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), aimed at incentivizing whistleblowers to report potential criminal conduct. The announcement was anticipated, having been previewed in March 2024 by Deputy...more

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DOJ Launches New Whistleblower Pilot Program

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In March 2024, we published an alert regarding Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Lisa Monaco’s announcement that the US Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) intended to design and implement a new whistleblower...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Key Compliance Takeaways for Companies from the DOJ's New Corporate Whistleblower Program

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On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its new “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program” (“DOJ Program”), a three-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section....more

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DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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DOJ has introduced the new three-year Pilot Program, managed by the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, effective August 1. Under this Pilot Program, whistleblowers meeting certain criteria may be...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

DOJ’s New Whistleblower Program Incentivizes Individuals and Corporations to Disclose Wrongdoing

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) just launched the new corporate whistleblower awards pilot program that it previewed this past March. ...more

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DOJ Criminal Division Launches New Corporate Whistleblower Award Program

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On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) would release a new whistleblower rewards program for civil and criminal forfeitures. On August 1, 2024, DOJ did just that—as the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

DOJ Launches New Whistleblower Incentive Program

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DOJ’s pilot program aims to fill gaps in existing federal whistleblower programs and incentivize prompt corporate self-disclosure alongside individual whistleblower tips. Following the March 2024 announcement of its...more

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DOJ Rolls Out Corporate Whistleblower Pilot Program

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On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice officially launched a three-year pilot program to reward whistleblowers who report corporate misconduct....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

On August 1, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the launch of DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Pilot Program). The Pilot Program, previewed by Monaco in March 2024, provides another avenue...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program and Announces a New Incentive for Self-Reports

On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the Program), following up on its announcement in March 2024 of a plan to offer whistleblower awards....more

Snell & Wilmer

Department of Justice Announces Groundbreaking Whistleblower Program in its Ongoing Effort to Incentivize Voluntary Self...

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Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced that the DOJ is adopting a whistleblower incentive program today at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime. In...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

FinCEN Head Praises New AML Whistleblower Program

The passage of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act in December 2022 was heralded by whistleblower advocates as a major development which would transform the ability of the U.S. to crack-down on money...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

OECD Recommendations and U.S. Anti-Corruption Strategy Show U.S. Should Award Whistleblowers who Report to Media

Both the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption recognize that the news media plays a vital role in the detection of bribery and other acts of corruption...more

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DOJ Official Cites Old West ‘WANTED’ Posters in Announcement of New Whistleblower Monetary Awards Program

On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will test out a program to pay whistleblowers if they provide information on serious financial crimes and foreign and...more

Bracewell LLP

The Race to Report: DOJ Announces Pilot Whistleblower Program

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In recent years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has rolled out a significant and increasing number of carrots and sticks aimed at deterring and punishing white collar crime. Speaking at the American Bar Association White...more

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US Department of Justice Announces Sprint Towards New Whistleblower Reward Program

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On March 7, 2024, the Deputy Attorney General of the US Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) announced a pilot program to encourage whistleblowers to report evidence of high-priority white collar crimes with the...more

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“Export Controls Are the New Sanctions” and Other Enforcement Trends for 2024

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2023 was a banner year in the sanctions space and regulators seem primed to continue that performance in 2024. In December 2023, numerous government officials and industry experts convened at the New York Forum on Economic...more

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Nota De Cumplimiento Del BIS, DOJ Y OFAC

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El 26/07/2023, el Departamento de Justicia de los EE. UU. (DOJ), la Oficina de Industria y Seguridad del Departamento de Comercio de los EE. UU. (BIS) y la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC) del Departamento del...more

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Compliance Note From BIS, DOJ & OFAC

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On 07/26/2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), issued a...more

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Federal Agencies Highlight Benefits of Self-Disclosure, Emphasize Enforcement of Trade Violations in Tri-Seal Compliance Note

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In a coordinated announcement, federal agencies stress the benefits of voluntarily disclosing potential trade violations while emphasizing increased enforcement....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

The Government Continues to Prioritize Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement Highlighted in New Tri-Seal Compliance Note and...

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On Wednesday, July 26, the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and Justice issued a Tri Seal Compliance Note detailing the voluntary self-disclosure of potential violations for export controls, sanctions, and other national...more

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DOJ, BIS, and OFAC Issue Tri-Seal Compliance Note Consolidating Information Regarding Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policies

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published their second Tri-Seal...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

“Tri-Seal” Compliance Notice: U.S. Authorities Release Joint Guidance on Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Potential Sanctions and...

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On July 26, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Justice released a joint compliance notice (the “Compliance Notice”) updating and summarizing each agency’s position regarding the...more

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Honesty is Good for Your Bottom Line: Commerce, Treasury, and DOJ Tout the Benefits of Voluntary Self Disclosure in Tri-Seal...

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Voluntary self-disclosure is a valuable remediation measure for companies who identify their own potential violations of U.S. sanctions, export controls, and other national security laws....more

Fenwick & West LLP

New Official Guidance on Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Trade Control Violations

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On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released joint...more

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