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Internal Investigations and Compliance Programs

Learn about how institutions endeavor to proactively foster adherence to legal and regulatory requirements to avoid or mitigate criminal and civil liability.

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Internal investigations and corporate compliance programs are two mechanisms companies use to ensure that they’re operating in accordance with legal, regulatory, and ethical standards.

I.    Internal Investigations

Typically, an internal investigation is a formal inquiry that a company conducts to assess whether the company and its employees have violated any applicable laws, regulations, or corporate policies. An investigation might be initiated, for example, in response to...

Lessons

1. Welcome to White-Collar Crime
  • Welcome to White-Collar Crime
2. Unique Attributes of White-Collar Crime
  • Federal and State Jurisdiction over White-Collar Crime Prosecution and Parallel Proceedings
  • Mens Rea and Actus Reus in White-Collar Crime
  • Individual Versus Institutional Liability for White-Collar Crime
3. Criminal Falsehoods
  • Mail and Wire Fraud Part I
  • Mail and Wire Fraud Part II
  • Bank Fraud and Health-Care Fraud
  • Perjury and False Declarations Part I
  • Perjury and False Declarations Part II
  • False Statements
  • Civil and Criminal False Claims
  • Obstruction of Justice Part I
  • Obstruction of Justice Part II
4. Criminal Influence and Exploitation of Position or Fiduciary Responsibility
  • Bribes and Gratuities
  • Federal-Program Bribery, International Bribery and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
  • Extortion
  • Securities Fraud Part I
  • Securities Fraud Part II
5. Criminal Financial Activity
  • Bank Secrecy Act and Currency-Reporting Offenses
  • Money Laundering
  • Tax Crimes
6. Other White-Collar Crimes
  • Computer Crimes
  • Environmental Crimes
  • The Economic Espionage Act & the National Stolen Property Act
7. Criminal Collaborations
  • Organized Crime and the Travel Act
  • Criminal RICO I
  • Criminal RICO II and Civil RICO
  • Conspiracy
8. Evidentiary, Procedural, and Other Issues in White-Collar Crime
  • Grand Jury Investigations
  • Internal Investigations and Compliance Programs
  • Fifth Amendment Issues in White-Collar Crime
9. White-Collar Defenses and Penalties
  • Timing Defenses
  • Procedural Defenses to White-Collar Crime
  • Other Defenses to White-Collar Crime
  • Resolution and Penalties in White-Collar Crime Prosecutions