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Proposed Federal Guidelines For Compliance Programs Published For Comment

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.07.04

By our earlier Bullet Point (Oct. 7, 2003), we advised that the US Sentencing Commission was considering substantial revisions to its guidelines for organizations and courts on what constitutes an effective compliance program. The proposed guidelines were published on 12/30/03 (68 FR 75340) for public comment, closing on 03/01/04.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.09.26

DOJ Establishes National Fraud Enforcement Division

On April 7, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum establishing the National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED) within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This new division will be dedicated to the centralized, coordinated investigation and prosecution of fraud against taxpayer dollars and taxpayer-funded programs. AAG Blanche acknowledged that, while DOJ has a “storied history of combatting fraud,” DOJ has “never adopted a comprehensive and coordinated approach to investigating and prosecuting fraud against taxpayer dollars and tax-payer funded programs.” The NFED was created to close that gap with its core mission being to “zealously investigate and prosecute those who steal or fraudulently misuse taxpayer dollars.”...