Just over a month after Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the upcoming launch of the Department of Justice’s whistleblower rewards program, the DOJ Criminal Division unveiled its newest program to incentivize...more
5/13/2024
/ Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced two new measures to enhance its corporate criminal enforcement efforts: a whistleblower rewards program and updated guidance under which federal prosecutors will assess risks...more
5/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Pilot Programs ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The DOJ and SEC have made no secret of their interest in combatting potential insider trading by high-level executives misusing Rule 10b5-1 plans. Those plans provide a potential safe harbor for executives trading their...more
3/15/2023
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Analytics ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Insider Trading ,
MNPI ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Stock Trades ,
White Collar Crimes
On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco issued a memorandum and delivered a speech, announcing several revisions to the Department of Justice's (DOJ)’s corporate criminal enforcement policies and...more
9/20/2022
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Compensation ,
Government Officials ,
White Collar Crimes