DOJ’s Focus on Criminal Antitrust Enforcement and Government Procurement
Criminal investigations and enforcement programs ebb and flow – not necessarily because of a lack of initiative or some intentional slowdown. Cases take time to investigate and prosecute. The Antitrust Division’s Criminal Enforcement program has always been consistent and successful, fueled by the corporate leniency program instituted in the 1990s and tweaked over the last 25 years. In the last few years, DOJ’s Cartel Enforcement...