Corporate Crime
The U.S. DoJ wants to prosecute more individuals
Urs Zulauf
— 30 September 2022
In its new Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies memorandum of October 2022, the DoJ states that priority will be given to the prosecution of individuals, and stresses the importance of companies voluntarily disclosing information about the individuals involved. Only the cooperation of the company under investigation would enable it to benefit from mitigation or exemption from the penalty incurred. In proceedings against foreign companies, the importance of parallel prosecutions by foreign authorities, targeting both the companies and individuals concerned, is also[...]