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DOJ Sheds Light on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Policies

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.24.17

On February 8, 2017, DOJ Fraud Section issued new guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs. This guidance, discussed more fully in our blog, serves as a useful framework for compliance professionals in crafting and strengthening corporate compliance policies, corporate officers and directors who want to ensure their compliance program meets the DOJ’s expectations, and counsel to use in navigating communications and disclosures to the DOJ Fraud Section.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.20.25

DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Bolsters Threat of False Claims Act Enforcement Under “Anti-DEI” Executive Order

On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a Memorandum creating the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative that will “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and . . . pursue claims against any recipient of federal funds that knowingly violates federal civil rights laws.” According to the Memorandum, though racial discrimination has “always been illegal,” the Administration posits that “many corporations and schools continue to adhere to racist policies and preferences—albeit camouflaged with cosmetic changes that disguise their discriminatory nature.” In an effort to prevent federal funds from being used in connection with or support of these purportedly racist policies and preferences, the Initiative will wield the power of the False Claims Act, the government’s most powerful tool to fight fraud, waste, and abuse....