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Glenn Leon, Former DOJ Fraud Section Chief and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Chief Compliance Officer, Joins Jenner & Block in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC – January 15, 2026: Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that Glenn Leon has joined as a partner in its Washington, DC, office, where he will play a key role in the Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Practice....READ MORE

National Fraud Enforcement Division Issues New Memorandum Outlining Priorities, Capping Two-Year Evolution of Approach to Corporate Enforcement

Since last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a series of memoranda and policies developing and refining its corporate fraud enforcement priorities. Recently, in April 2026, DOJ announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED or the Division)—whose “core mission” is to “zealously investigate and prosecute those who steal or fraudulently misuse taxpayer dollars”—and it has been rapidly expanding ever since. In August 2026, the NFED issued a memo identifying f...READ MORE

DOJ Establishes the National Fraud Enforcement Division

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a major change in its approach to investigating and prosecuting white-collar crime involving taxpayer dollars and taxpayer-funded programs....READ MORE

DOJ Issues First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy, Superseding Component-Specific Programs

On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its first-ever Department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) for criminal matters, superseding all component-specific and US Attorney’s Office-specific corporate enforcement policies currently in effect. The new policy extends the framework the Criminal Division previously introduced in May 2025 to all DOJ components that handle corporate criminal matters, with the exception of antitrust violations un...READ MORE