突出的一点关于历史上最大的刑事罚款:所有在21世纪已经征收。“罚款,我们看到在过去的20年中是闻所未闻的黎明前的21世纪,“Morvillo解释说,公诉人的辩护律师。
“政府面临的问题是如何阻止犯罪行为,“Morvillo说。18新利最新登入“你不能把公司送进监狱。所以,你征收巨额罚款,或者你公司内个人表格后才去。”That may mean pursuing criminal charges against specific company employees and getting the company to cooperate in the investigation of those employees.
Morvillo描述了联邦政府的策略是“摇摆摆。”There are periods where the government has focused on eye-popping fines to scare companies into honest behavior. The massive fines paid by companies like Bank of America and Facebook have occurred during these periods. However, the pendulum may now be swinging in the opposite direction.
截至2023年1月,Morvillo解释说,“美国司法部已更新了企业实施政策以提供激励措施的公司披露犯罪行为。这意味着大规模减少罚款,只要你self-disclose内部违法行为。”In other words, if companies come clean and expose wrongdoers in their own organizations, the Department of Justice may reward them with much lower fines than they may have otherwise paid.
如果司法部最近的趋势,我们可以看到降低刑事罚款。它可能也会导致更大的政府和公司之间的合作研究。Morvillo解释道,“政府动不动就这些交易的公司,这些公司的律师有动力去和尽快合作。”