{"id":6968,"date":"2024-09-06T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=6968"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:08:06","slug":"doj-whistleblower-pilot-program-launches","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employment-law-updates\/doj-whistleblower-pilot-program-launches\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ whistleblower pilot program launches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Michael Cardman<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a new whistleblower program intended to help it uncover corporate crime in areas it says have been neglected by other efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its new Criminal Division Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program<\/a> will award a percentage of forfeited assets to whistleblowers who provide the DOJ with original and truthful information about corporate misconduct that results in a forfeiture of at least $1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DOJ has long used information from other whistleblowing programs<\/a> to prosecute corporate crimes. However, the DOJ said these other whistleblower programs “do not cover the full scope of corporate crime” it investigates. Its new program aims to fill in the gaps by targeting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n