DOJ’s New Enforcement Strategy Pushes Companies to ‘Own Up’ to Crime

DOJ’s New Enforcement Strategy Pushes Companies to ‘Own Up’ to Crime
The Department of Justice building in Washington, on Feb. 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Greg Isaacson
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is using a combination of carrots and sticks to encourage banks and other corporations to proactively report misconduct by their employees, while ramping up scrutiny of cryptocurrency scams, according to a senior official.

The DOJ is changing its approach to corporate criminal enforcement by allowing companies to avoid pleading guilty if they voluntarily disclose wrongdoing, Marshall Miller, principal associate deputy attorney, said in prepared remarks on Dec. 6.
Greg Isaacson
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Greg Isaacson spent 7 years in China and Thailand researching and reporting on business and real estate in Asia, with a focus on commercial real estate in Chinese-speaking markets as well as outbound investment from China. He has also worked as a real estate research analyst in Chicago and a real estate reporter in New York.
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