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FCPA Compliance Report

Don Stern on the US Attorney Offices

In this episode, I am joined by Don Stern, Managing Director at Affiliated Monitors and former US Attorney for Massachusetts. We discuss the 93 US Attorneys offices across the US. How they work, how are cases worked up and their interaction with Main Justice in Washington.

Some of the highlights include:

  • What is the Dept of Justice structure including the US Attorneys?
  • What is the role of a US Attorney?
  • Is policy set at Main Justice in Washington and then carried out in offices across the country?
  • What is the relationship of the US Attorney offices to Main Justice?
  • Does a US Attorney or the office decide to open an investigation or does the FBI or other investigative agency bring information to the US District Attorney and ask them to prosecute?
  • If there is a prosecution of a Main Justice investigation, who staffs the matter at trial?
  • How are cases worked up in US Attorney’s offices?
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Compliance and Coronavirus

Don Stern on US Enforcement Agencies During the Time of Covid-19


Welcome to the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network, Compliance and Coronavirus. In this episode, I visit with Don Stern who is Managing Director of Corporate Monitoring & Consulting Services. In this role, Stern oversees the company’s corporate monitoring programs across a spectrum of industries: corporate, healthcare, financial services, environmental and others. Stern is the former United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. We discuss how the enforcement agencies such as the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission and US Attorneys are responding to the pandemic and in particular any crimes, fraud and financial abuses arising out of the crisis.
Some of the highlights include:

  • What are some of the key government initiatives during Covid-19?
  • What will be the cadence of enforcement during the summer of 2020 and through the rest of the year?
  • Has self-reporting become even more important during Covid-19?

For me information check out the Affiliated Monitors website here.