The Assistant Attorney General and head of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division recently sat for an interview with the Wall Street Journal where he provided important insight into the Department’s increased focus on corporate compliance.
Drawing on his experience in the U.S. Attorney’s office and as the Chief Compliance Officer at a Fortune 500 company, Polite described the importance of “prevention” and why investment in the preventative aspects of corporate compliance programs will be crucial to the Department’s overall efforts to fight corporate misconduct.
