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ARTICLE · 24 NOVEMBER 2021

FTC Warns That More Criminal Enforcement Is Coming

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On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission adopted a new "Criminal Referral and Partnership Process" policy statement, signalling to industry that it intends to refer companies and their executives...

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On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission adopted a new "Criminal Referral and Partnership Process" policy statement, signalling to industry that it intends to refer companies and their executives to criminal authorities for prosecution when the FTC believes that they have engaged in criminal conduct.  

FTC Chair Lina M. Khan said, "At a time when major corporate lawbreakers can treat civil fines as a cost of doing business, government authorities must ensure that criminal conduct is followed by criminal punishment.  Today the FTC is redoubling its commitment and improving its processes to expeditiously refer criminal behavior to criminal authorities, promoting accountability and deterrence." 

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Originally published by the New York Legal Ethics Reporter

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