For investors, the biggest change in the US Justice Department's corporate crime strategy may be what happens after misconduct is uncovered, as a company's response can influence whether prosecutors pursue the business, its executives, or both.
The department now offers stronger incentives for companies that voluntarily disclose misconduct, cooperate with investigations, and remediate wrongdoing, while prosecutors continue to weigh management involvement, concealment, the scale of losses, and the duration of misconduct.
