Jared Engelking
Overview
Jared advises clients on criminal and civil government investigations, enforcement actions, and litigation. He represents individuals and businesses in all phases of internal corporate investigations and assists clients in strategically responding to government inquiries including grand jury investigations, search warrants, and civil investigative demands.
Career & Education
- U.S. Department of Justice
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 2023–2026
Special Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia, 2023
Special Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, District of Maryland, 2021–2023
- U.S. Department of Justice
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
- Tufts University, B.A., political science
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Jared's Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 10.27.26
On October 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division announced a new whistleblower rewards initiative, the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP). Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued a directive earlier this month directing Division leadership to design and implement policies and programs that incentivize whistleblowers to bring forward credible information pertaining to fraud. The new WHIP incentive pays awards of $10,000 to $30,000 for qualifying tips at or around the time criminal charges are filed or unsealed, rather than years later at case resolution.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.14.26
License to Hack? The White House Greenlights Private-Sector Offensive Cyber Operations
Publication | 05.28.26
Representative Matters
- Represented a multinational biotechnology company in an internal investigation into potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations associated with imports into South American countries.
- Represented a CEO of defense contractor in high-profile investigation of alleged bank fraud in connection with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
- Represented a defense contractor in a bet-the-company investigation of alleged False Claims Act (FCA) violations for knowingly supplying defective vehicles to the U.S. military.
- Represented a Fortune 500 government contractor in an internal investigation, disclosure, and federal criminal investigation of alleged small-business fraud, kickbacks, and related misconduct.
- Represented an international financial institution in connection with a DOJ investigation of money laundering, FCPA violations, and kleptocracy.
- Represented a large agricultural producer in EPA and DOJ enforcement actions arising under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act.
- Represented Fortune 100 transportation company in parallel criminal and FCA investigations of alleged overcharging of federal government based on misrepresentations of contract performance.
Jared's Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 10.27.26
On October 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division announced a new whistleblower rewards initiative, the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP). Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued a directive earlier this month directing Division leadership to design and implement policies and programs that incentivize whistleblowers to bring forward credible information pertaining to fraud. The new WHIP incentive pays awards of $10,000 to $30,000 for qualifying tips at or around the time criminal charges are filed or unsealed, rather than years later at case resolution.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.14.26
License to Hack? The White House Greenlights Private-Sector Offensive Cyber Operations
Publication | 05.28.26
Insights
Déjà Vu? New Executive Order Outlines Restrictions on Contractor and Subcontractor DEI Activity
|04.09.26
Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
Jared's Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 10.27.26
On October 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division announced a new whistleblower rewards initiative, the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP). Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued a directive earlier this month directing Division leadership to design and implement policies and programs that incentivize whistleblowers to bring forward credible information pertaining to fraud. The new WHIP incentive pays awards of $10,000 to $30,000 for qualifying tips at or around the time criminal charges are filed or unsealed, rather than years later at case resolution.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.14.26
License to Hack? The White House Greenlights Private-Sector Offensive Cyber Operations
Publication | 05.28.26




