New Administration: Expect More "Rigorous" Corporate Criminal Enforcement

New Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on October 28, 2021, previewed the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) enhanced stance on corporate crime. Monaco announced the formation of a Corporate Crime Advisory Group, which will be made up of representatives from every part of DOJ involved in corporate criminal enforcement. The group will make recommendations on what resources are needed for "more rigorous enforcement" of corporate crime.

She concluded her remarks with a stern notice to industry: "[l]ooking to the future, this is a start - and not the end - of this administration's actions to better combat corporate crime."

Monaco's speech identified three policy changes that roll back changes made by the prior administration.