The corporation’s timely and voluntary disclosure of wrongdoing and its willingness to cooperate in the investigation of its agents The corporation’s history of similar misconduct, including prior criminal, civil, and regulatory enforcement actions against it The pervasiveness of wrongdoing within the corporation, including complicity in, or the condoning of, the wrongdoing by corporate management The nature and seriousness of the offense, including the risk of harm to the public, and applicable policies and priorities, if any, governing the prosecution of corporations for particular categories of crime The guidelines list nine factors that should be considered when deciding whether to charge a corporation or business. These guidelines were issued by the Department of Justice in 1999. The Principles of Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations is a set of guidelines for prosecuting corporations and business organizations.
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