In recent remarks at a New York University-sponsored conference, Leslie Caldwell, assistant attorney general in charge of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, gave corporations valued insight into Criminal Division policy, plus a strong dose of realistic advice about DOJ expectations of internal corporate investigations.
For context, it is important to appreciate that although Caldwell does not exercise line authority over the presidentially appointed U.S. attorneys whose 93 offices around the country conduct most federal investigations and prosecutions, she has a lead role within DOJ for establishing — on the authority of the attorney general — federal criminal enforcement policy. Thus, her articulation of policies and practices regarding corporate investigations and enforcement deserves careful consideration.
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