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ARTICLE · 07 MAY 2024

DOJ Dangles More Carrots For Individual Informants With New Pilot Program

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On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a new Pilot Program on Voluntary Disclosures for Individuals, which grants fully-cooperating...

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Adam Lurie
Adam Lurie
Douglas Tween
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Patrick Ashby
Ashley Latham
Ashley Latham

On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a new Pilot Program on Voluntary Disclosures for Individuals, which grants fully-cooperating individuals who self-disclose "original information about criminal misconduct" the prospect of a non-prosecution agreement ("NPA"). This pilot program fills a gap left by the agency's recently announced whistleblower rewards pilot program, the latter of which applies to non-participating informants (refer to our recent article on this program). With this new program, the agency hopes to incentivize participants in a crime to report "criminal conduct that might otherwise go undetected."

DOJ will now offer NPAs to fully cooperating individuals who have participated in specific types of crimes

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