Since last fall, four cases have underscored this stricter approach, with Glencore, NatWest and US units of Allianz and Balfour Beatty all pleading guilty to corporate crimes. That is a notable shift from the past, when the DOJ would often settle for deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs), deals that allowed companies
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