Prosecution Settlements Gain Acceptance, Clarity
Compliance Week › Vol. 6 Nbr. 62, March 2009
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"The atmosphere has changed," says Doug Tween, a partner with the law fi rm Baker & McKenzie and a former federal prosecutor. "There's more clarity." Tween, who recently helped IFCO Systems negotiate a settlement over immigration violations, says the guidance gave the company "a good sense of some of the remedial actions that the government has looked for in other cases."
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Prosecution Settlements Gain Acceptance, Clarity
Deferred prosecution agreements were the hip new accessory for companies under investigation during the Bush Administration. Now they may become fashionable on a permanent basis.
Experts say the use of deferred and non-prosecution agreements-which has soared in the last fi ve years-isn't likely to recede any time soon. Indeed, recent scrutiny of ...See the full content of this document
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