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ARTICLE · 19 MARCH 2025

What Now For White Collar? As The DOJ Steps Back, Will Others Step Up?

Winston Taylor
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The first two months of the Trump Administration have brought deep and widespread changes to the Department of Justice.

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Richard Weber
Richard Weber
Seth C. Farber
Seth C. Farber
Samantha Osaki
Samantha Osaki

White Collar Enforcement (or Non-Enforcement) in the Trump Administration

The first two months of the Trump Administration have brought deep and widespread changes to the Department of Justice. Those changes will likely affect most aspects of the DOJ's operations but will have perhaps their greatest impact on the department's role in investigating and prosecuting white collar crime. Among other recent developments:

FCPA Enforcement Has Come to a Virtual Standstill

On Feb. 5, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum directing the Criminal Division's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit to prioritize prosecuting "foreign bribery that facilitates the criminal operations of cartels and transnational criminal organizations" and to "shift focus away from investigations and cases that do not involve such a connection."

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