United States: Corporate Crime

The Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division has unveiled a restructured framework targeting five critical areas of fraud enforcement, backed by a planned expansion to 500 attorneys and staff. With new specialized prosecution teams and data-driven investigative tools, the Division aims to pursue complex fraud schemes more aggressively across government procurement, healthcare, tax compliance, international trade, and corporate misconduct.

The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an unprecedented expansion of its National Fraud Enforcement Division, deploying approximately 500 attorneys and staff by late August 2026 to combat fraud across five critical enforcement areas. With enhanced data-driven capabilities and specialized prosecution teams, DOJ is signaling a more aggressive approach to white-collar enforcement that will significantly impact companies in government contracting, healthcare, tax, international trade, and corporate sectors

The Department of Justice's newly established National Fraud Enforcement Division has announced five critical enforcement priorities and received expanded prosecutorial authority, signaling a major reorganization of federal fraud enforcement capabilities. With plans to grow to 500 attorneys and staff, the division will deploy data analytics and nationwide coordination to combat fraud in public trust, healthcare, tax enforcement, global trade, and corporate misconduct.

A unanimous Supreme Court held in Abouammo v. United States that a defendant charged under 18 U.S.C. §1519 must be tried where the alleged falsification occurred, not where the targeted investigation...

Power and corruption intertwine in history's most shocking scandals. Through detailed investigations of kleptocrats, fraudsters, and institutional failures, discover how greed infiltrates the highest levels of government, business, and defense—and what red flags might have prevented these catastrophic breakdowns.

The Department of Justice has revamped its Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy, offering significant incentives for companies that proactively report misconduct. Understanding how voluntary self-disclosure, full cooperation, and timely remedial actions can help businesses avoid prosecution is crucial for corporate compliance strategies.

On March 19, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it was declining to prosecute Balt SAS, a France-based medical device company, and its subsidiary Balt USA LLC (together, “Balt”)...

On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice released the first-ever Department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the "Department-wide CEP" or "Policy")...

On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) announced its first-ever Department-wide Corporate Enforcement Policy (“CEP”). This marks another significant step...