HEXDI Integrates DoJ Guidance on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs

In April 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division released guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs. [FN 1]

The DoJ guidance is intended to assist prosecutors in determining appropriate charging and penalty decisions. For this reason, it is particularly useful to companies in compliance program development, implementation, and maintenance.

HEXDI has integrated 21 additional government standards reflected in the DoJ guidance.

[F/N 1] See U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (2019), available at https://www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/page/file/937501/download

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