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Federal White-Collar Crime Enforcement: What Boards Should Know

By Teri Quimby

06/25/2025

Compliance Disclosure Member-Only

Boards should focus on three compliance themes following the US Department of Justice’s new guidance on enforcement actions.

In May 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division released a memo that explains changes to its enforcement priorities. Acknowledging the threat of white-collar crime to US interests, the memo states that overbroad enforcement burdens businesses and hinders innovation; not every infraction requires ...

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Teri Quimby, NACD.DC, is a corporate director, former state regulator, and president of Quimby Consulting Group, a governance and strategy consulting firm.