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ARTICLE · 31 MARCH 2017

White Collar Roundup - April 2017

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Contents: U.S. Department of Justice Extends Its FCPA "Pilot Program"; DOJ Persists – And So Far Prevails – in Two New Warrant Applications for Users' Content Stored Abroad; Cybersecurity Disclosure Might Become Law

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Daniel Wenner
Daniel Wenner
Helen Harris
Helen Harris
Dennis Kearney
Dennis Kearney
Elizabeth Latif
Elizabeth Latif
Mark Salah Morgan
Mark Salah Morgan
Stanley Twardy Jr.
Stanley Twardy Jr.
Steven Cash
Steven Cash
Jonathan Davis
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U.S. Department of Justice Extends Its FCPA "Pilot Program"

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched the so-called Pilot Program in April 2016 to "promote greater accountability for individuals and companies that engage in corporate crime by motivating companies to voluntarily self-disclose [Foreign Corrupt Practices Act]-related misconduct, fully cooperate..., and, where appropriate, remediate flaws in their controls and compliance programs." To review the original announcement and documents, click here. Following the resolution of several FCPA investigations pursuant to the Pilot Program in 2016, the program was due to expire on April 5. But Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco announced during a speech at the American Bar Association's National Institute on White Collar Crime that the DOJ would continue with the Pilot Program for the time being. He said that when the Pilot Program expires, DOJ will review its "utility and efficacy" to determine

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