DOJ whistleblower Archives - Corruption, Crime & Compliance

19 Aug, 2024

DOJ Implements New Corporate Whistleblower Plan to Accelerate Corporate Criminal Enforcement (Part I of II)

DOJ is feeling the heat. Corporate criminal enforcement numbers are down. in fairness, DOJ has been pushing individual criminal enforcement as an effective deterrent to corporate misconduct. Criminal prosecutions, when done properly, take time. Every federal prosecutors know that you “win” your case at the investigation phase — cutting corners means greater risk of failure. in recognition of the “success” of federal whistleblower programs,...

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2 Apr, 2024

DOJ Enters Whistleblower Sweepstakes — Plans to Implement Bounty Program (Part I of II)

The Securities and Exchange Commission has gained well-publicized traction through its formal whistleblower bounty program. Only a small portion of these whistleblower reports involve FCPA, anti-bribery allegations. Notwithstanding this fact, the SEC whistleblower program has been an unquestioned success. Given this example, it is not surprising that the Department of Justice recently announced its plan to create its own whistleblower bounty program. In a recent...