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In order for capital markets to function well, investors need accurate information about securities. If investors do not trust firms’ disclosures, they will discount what they are willing to pay for securities, increasing the cost of capital and thereby making it more difficult, even for honest firms, to fund productive endeavors. Moreover, investment decisions based on inaccurate information distort the efficient allocation of resources in an economy.

Department of Justice has issued several policy memoranda setting forth factors federal prosecutors will consider when assessing corporate misconduct. ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime DOJ officials made significant statements agency focus corporate wrongdoing.

The US Justice Department will introduce a policy aimed at making executives responsible for the costs of corporate crime

The US Justice Department will introduce a policy aimed at making executives responsible for the costs of corporate crime

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Global Investigations Review (GIR) is the hub for global coverage of corporate investigations and their aftermath. Keep up to date with significant developments in the corporate investigations world.

Global Investigations Review (GIR) is the hub for global coverage of corporate investigations and their aftermath. Keep up to date with significant developments in the corporate investigations world.

Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates issued a memo, Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing. The essence of that memo was for an employer to obtain relief during a criminal prosecution, it had to cooperate completely in holding individuals accountable.

On September 9, 2015, then U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates issued a memo, “Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing,” that sent shivers down the spines of...

On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced new changes to the United States Department of Justice's (the "DOJ") corporate criminal enforcement policies,...