Good evening. Thank you for the invitation to be with you tonight and for the warm welcome back to NYU School of Law. It’s always a pleasure to be here with so many prominent members of the white-collar bar and corporate compliance community. And a special thank you to the students who are attending. I always enjoy the opportunity to participate in events hosted by the Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement. The Program fosters critical dialogue about issues facing the business, compliance, and legal communities, including good corporate governance and effective compliance practices and enforcement strategies. I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you tonight about the newest tool in the Justice Department’s corporate enforcement toolbox: The Criminal Division Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program.

The Criminal Division is on the front lines of the department’s efforts to hold culpable individuals and companies accountable for corporate crime. We also lead the way in developing innovative policies designed to enhance the department’s work and encourage companies to be good corporate citizens. The Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program is a critical new tool in these efforts. With this Pilot Program, we are telling individuals who know about corporate misconduct: our tip line is open, so if you see something, say something. We are also sending a message to company executives and leadership: invest in compliance and take internal reports of...

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