DOJ pilot program offers leniency for some executive criminal tipsters

Pilot program at DOJ will give immunity to executives providing information about corporate misconduct in which they were involved.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is offering a targeted leniency program designed to avoid prosecuting those criminally-exposed individuals who have reported corporate misconduct, building out an initiative that was spearheaded by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

A nationwide pilot program posted

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