Episode 335 -- The New DOJ Whistleblower Program
DOJ’s New Self-Disclosure Policy and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
Understanding the Whistleblower Pilot Program in the Southern District of New York
On 25 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its first comprehensive review of the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Pilot Regime, a regulatory sandbox designed to test blockchain-based...more
Late this past summer, the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a new initiative to crackdown on corporate misconduct. Beginning August 1, whistleblowers can submit original information to the DOJ regarding various types of...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought more actions targeting regulated entities for recordkeeping violations related to employees using noncompany communications platforms, and both the SEC and the U.S....more
In August, the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division announced the launch of a Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program, building off an earlier pilot program started in the Southern District of New York to encourage...more
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
The Development: On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice's ("DOJ") Criminal Division announced its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program ("Pilot Program"), designed to reward whistleblowers who report information...more
In March 2024, at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Lisa Monaco announced that the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) intended to...more
On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice launched its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the “Pilot Program”). Under this 3-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Criminal Division, a whistleblower may be eligible...more
Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the new UK securitization regime, eHELOCs, and climate risk disclosures....more
After teasing the release of a new corporate whistleblower program in March 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri each took turns announcing on August 1...more
Drawing on a carrot and stick approach, Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) guidance in 2023 focused heavily on incentivizing companies to voluntarily self-disclose their misconduct. This guidance included the...more
As usual, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the “SDNY”) is on the hunt for fraudsters and other white collar criminals. Though the Department of Justice has rewarded corporations for...more
With so many new, emerging risks coming to the forefront, ACI is excited to announce our Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight. Unlike other conferences, this highly anticipated event stands apart...more
In early March 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released several important updates to its policies related to corporate crime enforcement and compliance programs. We discuss below the following key topics: (i) The DOJ...more
The Federal Reserve’s long-awaited new payment system, FedNow, will be here and available to financial institutions sooner than we expected. In fact, many organizations have already been participating in the FedNow Pilot...more
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a proposed rule about the establishment of a limited-duration pilot program for sharing suspicious activity reports (SARs); FinCEN published the final...more
In January, the Federal Reserve Banks announced that over 110 organizations were participating in the FedNow Service’s pilot program. After announcing the launch would move up to 2023, and then setting forth FedNow’s message...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert about the scope and content of examinations OCIE plans to conduct of various...more