Summary: Boeing may face criminal prosecution after failing to comply with the terms of a 2021 non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice, while Binance has just been appointed an internal monitor to oversee remediation effort as part of its own settlement with the DOJ.
The following Duke University law professors are experts on corporate misconduct, prosecution, and compliance and monitoring. They are available to comment.
Brandon L. Garrett
Bio:
Brandon L. Garrett is a Duke University law professor and an expert on corporate criminal prosecutions. Garrett has been tracking federal prosecutions of corporate crime for more than 20 years and co-founded the Corporate Prosecution Registry, the most comprehensive database of information on federal prosecutions as well as more than 600 deferred prosecution agreements and non-prosecution agreements. He testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in December on how to better ensure accountability for corporate criminals. Garrett also directs the Wilson Center for Science and Justice and is the author of “Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise with Corporations” (2014).
Contact:
bgarrett@law.duke.edu
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Veronica Root Martinez
Veronica Root Martinez is a Duke Law professor and an expert on corporate misconduct and compliance, and the role of monitors and monitorships.
Martinez teaches courses including Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Compliance, Ethics & Professional Responsibility and a range of compliance courses. She is the author of “Building an Effective Ethics and Compliance Program,” forthcoming from Edward Elgar Publishing.
Contact:
martinez@law.duke.edu
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