What happened
The U.S. Department of Justice has established a new fraud division and issued guidance on prosecution strategies, including asset seizures before indictments and seeking harsher sentences to combat fraud more effectively.
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U.S. Department of Justice
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What compliance teams should check
- Review DOJ's new fraud prosecution guidance
- Assess exposure to DOJ enforcement actions
- Update internal fraud risk controls
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The U.S. Department of Justice's new fraud division has issued fresh guidance on its prosecution methodology, with the division's head directing prosecutors to seize assets before indictments and pursue upward variances in sentencing guidelines in some cases as part of a stated push to use the division's "full arsenal of criminal statutes" in combating fraud.Law360, 9 Oct 2026, 21:06 UTC, law360.com