U.S. Attorney's Office For The Southern District Of New York Issues New Corporate Enforcement And Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program For Financial Crimes

On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“Office”) announced a new Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program for illegal activity involving fraud and financial misconduct (“Program”). While the Office already maintains a voluntary corporate self-disclosure program, the new Program’s stated purpose is to improve corporate self-reporting to “root out wrongdoing more quickly” and “strengthen the integrity of the financial markets”... By: A&O Shearman