DOJ Manual Updated To Enhance Focus On Targeting Individual Execs
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The updated US Attorney’s Manual instructs government lawyers to focus on individuals from the launch of civil or criminal investigations into a company, and not to consider individual’s ability to pay a judgment in deciding whether to pursue charges.
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