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# DoJ Increasing Corporate Enforcement
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/doj-increasing-corporate-enforcement/
- Published: 2022-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T18:00:08.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5152781

Former U.S. Attorney **Gregory Brower** says a 9/15 Department of Justice (DoJ) memo provides additional details on what will be an increased focus on corporate enforcement action. Writing in a Washington Legal Foundation *Legal Pulse*, Brower [says](https://www.wlf.org/2022/09/21/wlf-legal-pulse/u-s-deputy-attorney-general-clarifies-details-of-new-corporate-enforcement-policies/?ref=fdaweb.com) the memo followed a [presentation](https://www.fdaweb.com/doj-renews-individual-accountability-interest-in-prosecutions/) by deputy attorney general **Lisa Monaco** in which she said the department’s top priority for corporate criminal enforcement is “individual accountability” by targeting the “individuals who commit and profit from corporate crime.”

Brower draws four key points from the memo (link to Monaco memo is in Brower story), saying that it:

- reinforces individual accountability as a priority in corporate investigations, emphasizing that a company must promptly notify prosecutors when it discovers evidence indicating individual criminal culpability;
- provides some additional clarity on exactly how DoJ will evaluate a company’s history of misconduct when deciding whether to consider it a repeat offender;
- addresses the issue of compliance monitors, reiterating the department’s belief in the value of monitorships while acknowledging the significant burden that such oversight can place on a company and providing specific guidance to DoJ attorneys on the selection of monitors where appropriate and the supervision of monitors once imposed; and
- confirms that the department’s Criminal Division has been directed to develop new guidance by the end of the year to address the issue of compliance-related compensation in the corporate context.

Brower writes that as part of its increased focus on corporate enforcement, DoJ has requested $250 million from Congress to help fund the effort next year. He quotes Monaco that DoJ is “not done” and that companies “should feel empowered to do the right thing, to invest in compliance and culture.”