DOJ Trys to Circumvent A Negative Result From Deferred Prosecution Hearing

A House Judiciary Committee hearing on deferred prosecution agreements issued its list of witnesses for the Tuesday, March 3, 2008 - 10:30 AM Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing on "Deferred Prosecution: Should Corporate Settlement Agreements Be Without Guidelines?" The panelists are:

Panel I:

Hon. David E. Nahmais The U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of Georgia Atlanta, GA

Timothy L. Dickinson, Esq. Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP Washington, DC

Hon. John D. Ashcroft The Ashcroft Group, LLC Washington, DC

George J. Terwilliger, III White & Case, LLP Washington, DC

Brandon Garrett University of Virginia School of Law Charlottesville, VA

Panel II:

Hon. Frank Pallone Jr. Member of Congress New Jersey, 8th District

Hon. William J. Pascrell Jr. Member of Congress New Jersey, 6th District

But just as this hearing is about to begin, we see the DOJ releasing a memo that attempts to alleviate the concerns and problems that are likely to be addressed in this hearing. The Memo from Craig S. Morford, Acting Deputy Attorney General, is titled, "Selection and Use of Monitors in Deferred Prosecution Agreements and Non-Prosecution Agreements with Corporations."  The Memo is attached here, and analysis of this memo is forthcoming.

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