A bipartisan group of 11 former senior Justice Department officials has written AG Alberto Gonzales to protest the government’s tactics in investigating corporate wrongdoing. Singled out for criticism are Justice Department policies outlined in the 2003 Thompson memo — named for former Deputy AG Larry Thompson — encouraging prosecutors to demand that companies under scrutiny waive the attorney-client privilege in return for more lenient treatment from government investigators.
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A bipartisan group of 11 former senior Justice Department officials has written AG Alberto Gonzales to protest the government’s tactics in investigating corporate wrongdoing. Singled out for criticism are Justice Department policies outlined in the 2003 Thompson memo — named for former Deputy AG Larry Thompson — encouraging prosecutors to demand that companies under scrutiny waive the attorney-client privilege in return for more lenient treatment from government investigators.
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Posted on Friday, September 8th, 2006. Filed under: Business Law, Law Misc
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