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DOJ Antitrust Division and U.S. Postal Service Partner on New Antitrust Whistleblower Program

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is offering financial incentives to individuals (not companies) who report antitrust violations connected to the United States Postal Service....more

Burr & Forman

Not Your Everyday Top Ten List

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On May 12, 2025, the head of the United States Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Matthew Galeotti, issued a Memorandum to all division personnel outlining the division’s updated enforcement priorities.  The stated...more

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Why the DOJ’s New Whistleblower Program Remains Relevant

On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum outlining the Criminal Division’s enforcement priorities and policies for prosecuting corporate and white-collar crimes in the new Administration....more

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DOJ Already Filing Material Support Charges After Designating Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

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On February 20, 2025, the United States designated eight cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). Since then, the US...more

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DOJ's New Direction: Implications of the Trump Administration's Recently Announced Corporate Enforcement Framework

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A Significant Shift in White Collar Criminal Enforcement - The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has unveiled a comprehensive plan for its white-collar crime enforcement strategy, laying out the “high-impact” areas where...more

The Volkov Law Group

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Reinforces Focus on Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations

In a May 12, 2025, memorandum (the May Memorandum) on focus, fairness and efficiency in the fight against white collar crime, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division1 again identified the total elimination of...more

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DOJ's Updated Playbook: New Rules for White-Collar Enforcement

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On May 12, 2025, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum outlining a recalibrated approach to white-collar criminal enforcement. The memorandum, titled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in...more

Carlton Fields

Shifting Priorities in White Collar Enforcement: May 2025 DOJ Memo and What It Means for Companies

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On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division announced significant changes in its policies on investigating and prosecuting white collar crime, including a shift in focus toward several areas deemed to...more

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DOJ Outlines White Collar Enforcement Blueprint

On May 12, 2025, Matthew Galeotti, Head of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice – Criminal Division, released a memo (the “Memo”), outlining the DOJ’s priorities with respect to the investigation and prosecution...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Criminal Division White Collar Enforcement Plan: Turning the Page, Not Writing a New Book

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On May 12, the Head of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew Galeotti, delivered remarks at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

DOJ's New White-Collar Enforcement Plan Signals Strategic Shift in Corporate Investigations

This week the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its new approach to corporate criminal enforcement, "Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White Collar Crime."...more

Alston & Bird

From Uncertainty to Action: DOJ Rolls Out a New White-Collar Enforcement Playbook

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Despite speculation that the Department of Justice Criminal Division might step back from white-collar criminal enforcement, newly announced DOJ Criminal Division policy updates indicate otherwise. Our White Collar,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Think Compliance Got Easier? Think Again—DOJ’s New Era in White-Collar Enforcement

Many have speculated as to how white-collar enforcement may change during President Trump’s second term. A recent memorandum by the Head of the Department of Justice’s (“Department”) Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

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

Perkins Coie

DOJ Signals Renewed Prioritization of Corporate Enforcement with New Policies Regarding Voluntary Disclosure, Monitors, &...

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On May 12, 2025, Matthew R. Galeotti, the head of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, gave a speech at SIFMA’s Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference that previewed subsequently issued policy changes impacting the Criminal...more

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DOJ Announces New Policies and Priorities in Prosecution of White Collar Crime

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) announced on May 12, 2025, new investigative and policy priorities, as well as changes to current DOJ guidance, that could have a significant impact on the prosecution of...more

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Ten Takeaways from the DOJ Criminal Division’s New Playbook on White Collar Enforcement Priorities

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On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice ("the DOJ" or "the Department") unveiled its new playbook for prosecuting white-collar and corporate crime. DOJ announced enforcement priorities for the Criminal Division ("the...more

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DOJ’s Criminal Division Announces Updates to White-Collar Enforcement and Corporate Policies

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On May 12, 2025, the Head of the Criminal Division (the Criminal Division or Division) at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Matthew R. Galeotti, issued key memoranda to Criminal Division personnel on the Division’s new...more

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DOJ Announces Changes to White Collar Enforcement Policies, Focusing on “Most Egregious” Crimes

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This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the Criminal Division’s new white collar enforcement plan, changes to its Corporate Whistleblower Pilot Program, and revisions to the Corporate Enforcement and...more

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“Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar Crime”: DOJ Announces Criminal Investigation and Enforcement...

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On May 12, 2025, Matthew Galeotti, Head of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), published a memorandum outlining the DOJ’s current investigation and enforcement priorities for prosecuting corporate and...more

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DOJ Announces Updated Corporate and White-Collar Enforcement Policy

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On May 12, 2025, Matthew R. Galeotti — Head of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division — issued an updated enforcement policy detailing the Criminal Division’s priorities for prosecuting corporate and...more

DLA Piper

Long-Awaited DOJ Guidance on White Collar Enforcement Priorities and Policies: Key Takeaways

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This guidance follows a number of Executive Orders (EOs) and other memoranda from the DOJ, including (1) the February 10, 2025 EO pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for 180 days, pending the...more

Morgan Lewis

DOJ Announces New Corporate Enforcement Policies

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The US Department of Justice on May 12, 2025 announced revisions to the Criminal Division’s “enforcement priorities and policies for prosecuting corporate and white-collar crimes” under the current US administration. The new...more

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Beyond Internal Controls: The Importance of Culture in “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Preparation

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The Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) offence will officially come into force as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act in September 2025. In a previous article, we explored the government’s guidance around...more

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