Business and Government Investigations

Overview

This course shows how undisciplined decisions in business can lead to government investigations and prison terms. We profile three entrepreneurs from three separate industries who built billion-dollar enterprises. Despite well-developed infrastructures, simple business decisions led to their being wrapped into government investigations, criminal indictments, and collateral consequences that accompany felony convictions for white-collar crime related to federal election laws, tax fraud, and securities fraud. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Prerequisites

None

Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

• Recognize how white-collar crime investigations begin
• Recall terminology associated with criminal justice proceedings
• Identify the relationship between a criminal charge and a conviction
• Identify how judges determine appropriate sentences for business-related crimes
• Create compliance programs to reduce exposure to allegations of white-collar crime

Highlights

Major topics covered in this course include:

• How government investigations for white-collar crimes begin
• How investigators and prosecutors build cases against business leaders
• Differences between witnesses, subjects, and targets
• Civil versus criminal allegations and proceedings
• Collateral consequences of a criminal charge
• Understanding the role of defense attorneys
• Differentiate between challenges in business and allegations of wrongdoing
• Influence on financial loss amounts and sentencing
• Lowering risk levels for government investigations or allegations of white-collar crime