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Justice Manual § 7-3.330
Individual Leniency
Leniency will be granted to an individual reporting their participation in illegal activity before the Antitrust Division has begun an investigation if:
At the time the individual reports the illegal activity, the Antitrust Division has not received information about the illegal activity from any other source;
The individual reports the wrongdoing with candor and completeness and provides timely, truthful, continuing, and complete cooperation to the Antitrust Division throughout its investigation; and
The individual did not coerce another party to participate in the illegal activity and clearly was not the leader or originator of that activity.
Any individual who does not qualify for leniency under the Individual Leniency Policy will be considered for statutory or informal immunity or a non-prosecution agreement. The Antitrust Division will make such decisions on a case-by-case basis consistent with the Principles of Federal Prosecution.
History
[updated June 2022]
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