Criminal
Apr. 18, 2012
Internal investigators or government actors?
A federal judge in Santa Ana is debating whether private defense lawyers crossed a line and became de facto agents for the U.S. Department of Justice while investigating alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When should outside lawyers who are hired by a company to conduct an internal investigation of its employees be viewed as agents of the government?
That's the question one federal judge in Santa Ana is considering in a case that could drastically alter the way corporate criminal prosecutions unfold - and how outside counsel conduct internal probes.
The situation arises in the latest hig...
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