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Daily Compliance News: July 25, 2025, The New Sheriff in Town Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Criminal Division Head Details White-Collar Enforcement Priorities and Related Policy Revisions

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DOJ Criminal Division Head Details White-Collar Enforcement Priorities and Related Policy Revisions - On June 10, the head of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti, gave a speech...more

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The DOJ’s New White-Collar Agenda: Implications for Businesses

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On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) released its criminal—and, more specifically, white collar crime enforcement—initiatives under the current administration. This is typical each time new leadership...more

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DOJ Expands Whistleblower Program to Include Tariffs, Sanctions and Export Controls (Part III of III)

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DOJ’s new Corporate Enforcement Program is designed to bring certainty to the voluntary disclosure and cooperation process.  DOJ’s intent is clear — voluntary disclosure is likely to lead to a declination, reduced penalties...more

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DOJ Reforms Corporate Investigations and Monitorships (Part II of III)

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For years, companies have dreaded DOJ’s potential appointment of a corporate monitorship as part of a criminal resolution.  Companies have often complained about the experience, citing burdensome and sometimes unnecessary...more

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DOJ Criminal Division Updates (Part 1): DOJ’s New White Collar Crime Enforcement Plan

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On May 12, DOJ’s Criminal Division head, Matthew G. Galeotti, issued a memo to all Criminal Division personnel, entitled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar Crime,” to “outline the Criminal...more

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“You Have the Right to Remain Silent” . . . Criminalization of Aviation Accidents

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In the second in our Aviation Symposium series of blog posts, we present the materials from the great panel we had discussing the criminalization of aviation accidents. We were fortunate enough to have renowned criminal...more

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Crime-Fraud Exception Destroys Privilege for Communications Between Former CEO of Public Company and His Outside Lawyer

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On February 7, 2025, the Second Circuit ruled that the crime-fraud exception would prevent the  former CEO of a public company from invoking attorney-client privilege to prevent an outside lawyer and his law firm from...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: DOJ Continues Its Trend of Strengthening Incentives to Report Corporate Misconduct

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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

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DOJ Doubles Down on Warnings Against AI Misuse

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In February 2024, we published an alert concerning the increase in regulatory attention to "AI washing," or making unfounded claims regarding artificial intelligence ("AI") capabilities. Notably, on February 14, 2024,...more

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CEP Revisions Incentivize “Extraordinary” Corporate Cooperation

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Earlier in January 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for the first time since 2017. In his speech...more

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DOJ Criminal Division announces Revised Corporate Enforcement Policy

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On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division Kenneth Polite announced the “first significant changes” to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy...more

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Cash Is King: DOJ Weighs New Guidance on Employee Compensation Packages

The U.S. Department of Justice is eyeing new guidance for how prosecutors should assess employee compensation packages when determining whether a company’s compliance efforts warrant favorable treatment in the resolution of...more

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DOJ's New Policies Encourage Voluntary Self-Disclosure, Compensation Tied to Compliance

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In a speech given at NYU on September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco reviewed new and enhanced Department of Justice (DOJ) policies regarding criminal enforcement related to corporate entities. Assistant...more

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DOJ Reveals New Corporate Enforcement Strategy

Takeaway: Changes in DOJ corporate compliance programs focus on prompt reporting and self-disclosure, and individual accountability. Companies can protect their interests by creating a diligent, comprehensive risk-based...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ Revamps Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies with Continued Emphasis on Compliance

At a September 15, 2022, speech at New York University School of Law, US Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco announced several new policies intended to further the aggressive stance the US Department of Justice...more

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DOJ Announces Sweeping Policy Updates Targeting Corporate Criminal Enforcement and Individual Accountability

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Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced several significant policy updates affecting the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement practices for both corporations and individuals on September 15, 2022...more

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DOJ Releases New Guidance on Compliance Programs

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On February 8, 2017, the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) quietly published pointed and specific guidance on how it assesses – and intends to assess – compliance programs in a report titled “Evaluation of...more

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Department of Justice Focuses on Individual Accountability

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In a move certain to attract the attention of corporate executives, the Department of Justice, on September 9, 2015, issued a new policy memorandum regarding the prosecution of individuals in corporate fraud cases. Titled...more

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DOJ Focuses on Individuals in Corporate Wrongdoing

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United States Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates issued a September 9 memo directing increased focus on individual culpability in matters of corporate wrongdoing. The memo highlights six policy directives – some existing,...more

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