DOJ Disbands Corporate Enforcement Unit
DOJ is disbanding the National Security Division’s Corporate Enforcement Unit, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a Feb. 5 memo to agency employees. The elimination of the unit and others is part of an effort to “free resources to address more pressing priorities,” said the five-page memo, which also describes other changes to policies around charging, plea negotiations and sentencing. “Personnel assigned to the Unit shall return to their previous posts.”
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DOJ emphasized corporate enforcement under the Biden administration, including by hiring in 2023 a chief counsel and deputy chief counsel for corporate enforcement to oversee prosecutions of corporate crime relating to national security.