By Chris Prentice
2026年3月10日 美国东部时间下午5:57 更新于1小时前
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纽约，3月10日（路透社） – 根据周二分享给路透社的美国司法部（DOJ）备忘录，美国司法部正通过各部门全面推行一项政策，鼓励企业举报刑事不当行为，以换取减轻处罚和其他益处。
该政策与司法部刑事司已实施的类似政策类似，但首次将适用于美国所有检察官办公室及相关部门（反垄断案件除外）。这一调整旨在回应过去合作激励措施执行不一致的批评。
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周二发布的备忘录详细阐述了新政策：对举报刑事不当行为并配合政府调查的企业，将根据情况提供不同程度的处罚减免。路透社率先报道了这一新政策。
副检察长托德·布兰奇（Todd Blanche）在声明中表示：”出于善意的企业应当知道，在整个部门范围内，主动披露不当行为、配合调查并纠正问题的企业将获得奖励。”
“但对于那些拒不配合的企业，必须明确的是——我们绝不会犹豫，将对实施损害美国利益的白领犯罪的企业和个人采取适当措施。”
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备忘录指出，司法部将鼓励检察官对首次向 DOJ 报告且完全配合调查的企业不予起诉。这类企业需向受害者支付赔偿金并返还非法所得，但不会被处以罚款或第三方监督。
对于举报 DOJ 已知问题的企业，检察官将提出协议：在特定时限内满足一定条件即可免予起诉；处罚减轻50%至75%，且无需接受监督，备忘录补充道。
即使企业非主动举报，只要配合整改，仍可获得最高50%的处罚减免，备忘录强调。
新计划将取代美国检察官办公室此前实施的类似政策。
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US encourages companies to report criminal misconduct in new nationwide policy
By Chris Prentice
March 10, 2026 5:57 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
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NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is rolling out a policy across divisions to encourage companies to report criminal misconduct in exchange for reduced penalties and other benefits, according to a DOJ memo shared with Reuters on Tuesday.
The policy, similar to one already offered by the DOJ’s criminal division in Washington, would for the first time apply across U.S. attorneys’ offices and divisions, except for antitrust cases. The change marks an effort to address criticism that cooperation benefits have been inconsistent in the past.
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The new policy, detailed in a memo published on Tuesday, will offer tiers of reduced penalties for companies that report criminal misconduct and cooperate with government investigators. Reuters was first to report the new policy.
“Well-intentioned businesses know that, across the Department, they will be rewarded when they self-disclose wrongdoing, cooperate with our investigations, and remediate the misconduct,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.
“But for those that do not, make no mistake – we will not hesitate to seek appropriate resolutions against companies and individuals alike that perpetrate white collar offenses that harm American interests.”
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The DOJ will encourage prosecutors to decline prosecution of companies that report misconduct previously unknown to the DOJ and that fully cooperate, according to the memo. Those companies will have to pay restitution to victims and return ill-gotten gains, but will not be fined, nor be subject to a third-party monitor.
For firms that report issues already known to the DOJ, prosecutors would offer a deal promising not to prosecute so long as certain conditions are met over a specific timeframe. They would also see penalties reduced by 50% to 75% and avoid monitorship, the memo said.
Companies can receive discounted penalties of up to 50% in exchange for cooperation and remediation, even if they do not self report, the memo said.
The new program will supersede similar policies that U.S. attorneys’ offices have had.
Reporting by Chris Prentice
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