For compliance professionals attending the annual conference, the takeaway was hard to miss: 2026 will require a more rigorous compliance framework and transparency.
Corporate Enforcement Policy
The new policy supersedes the existing patchwork of voluntary self-disclosure policies, replacing them with a framework applicable across the DOJ.
SDNY said after a company self-reports, it will issue a conditional letter stating intent to decline prosecution, if certain criteria are met.
Millicom received a 50% discount on the possible criminal penalty it was facing, thanks to its extensive cooperation and remediation efforts.
Moser and Pease talk about a corporate enforcement and voluntary self-disclosure policy that has seen a variety of iterations through several administrations.
Julie DiMauro spoke to the founder and CEO of Integrity Bridge, and former Chief Risk & Compliance Officer of Albemarle Corporation.
Citing a need for transparency in the DOJ's corporate criminal enforcement efforts, Deputy AG Argentieri outlined some tweaks to the agency's Corporate Enforcement Policy.
Enforcement
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