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The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York has announced an initiative. The pilot program launched by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan aims to provide individuals with an incentive to report and cooperate with authorities to prosecute criminal conduct.

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 The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has announced a new program aimed at assisting prosecutors in exposing more misconduct. The program, known as the SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program, permits participants to avoid prosecution for nonviolent offenses if they voluntarily provide information on criminal conduct that the prosecutors were previously unaware of. To be eligible, participants must cooperate with prosecutors to prosecute other individuals involved in the criminal conduct. The program is focused on criminal misconduct committed by companies and financial institutions, as well as investment fund fraud, bribery by public officials, and fraud related to federal, state, or local funds.

According to Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the office encourages individuals who meet the criteria for the Whistleblower Pilot Program to take advantage of the opportunity to come forward, cooperate, and adhere to the law. The office has launched a new webpage for the policy, which includes links to forms for individuals to report crimes, and to do so anonymously if they prefer. To self-disclose under the program, individuals and their counsel must email on that mail. Alternatively, they can report crimes by mailing out a printed form to the office or by requesting a physical copy of the form from the office.

In summary, the SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program is a new initiative aimed at exposing criminal misconduct committed by companies and financial institutions, investment fund fraud, bribery by public officials, and fraud related to federal, state, or local funds. The program permits eligible participants to avoid prosecution for nonviolent offenses if they provide information on criminal conduct that the prosecutors were previously unaware of and cooperate with prosecutors to prosecute other individuals involved in the criminal activity. Individuals who meet the criteria for the program are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to come forward, cooperate, and adhere to the law.

Article and Picture Source: The Wall Street Journal