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September 16, 2022 5:23pm EDT DOJ's Monaco unveils 'incentives and deterrence'-based policies for corporate criminal enforcement Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced new "incentives and deterrence"-based policies for the agency's approach to enforcing corporate crimes Thursday. Monaco reiterated while speaking at New York University that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) "top priority" for corporate criminal enforcement was "going after individuals who commit and profit from corporate crime," according to prepared remarks published by the agency. She said the DOJ will require cooperating companies to "come forward with important evidence more quickly." The agency will reduce or deny cooperation credit to companies if there is any "undue or intentional delay" in producing information pertaining to possible misconduct, particularly in instances of evidence showing individual culpability. FTC PROMISES CRACKDOWN ON COMPANIES TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GIG WORKERS For companies to receive cooperation credit, they must provide all non-privileged information about all people involved in whatever misconduct is under investigation, the DOJ said in October. During her prepared remarks, Monaco announced every DOJ unit prosecuting corporate crimes that does not already have a program incentivizing companies to do voluntary self-disclosures will have to create one in line with "common principles." "Absent aggravating factors, the department will not seek a guilty plea when a company has voluntarily self-disclosed, cooperated and remediated misconduct," the deputy attorney general said. "In addition, the department will not require an independent compliance monitor for such a corporation if, at the time of the resolution, it also has implemented and tested an effective compliance program." Last year, the DOJ said it would consider a company's history of violations when deciding on the resolution of a corporate case. Monaco outlined further guidance on how the agency will evaluate histories Thursday. BIG BROTHER IS HERE TO STAY, IN EVERYTHING, THEY NEED THE MONEY, EXTORTION?