FTC Warns That More Criminal Enforcement Is Coming [telecom]
From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 27 13:32:37 2021
by Jeffrey A. Greenbaum
On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission adopted a new "Criminal
Referral and Partnership Process"policy statement signalling to
industry that it intends to refer companies and their executives to
criminal authorities for prosecution when the FTC believes that they
have engaged in criminal conduct.(1)
FTC Chair Lina M. Khan said, "At a time when major corporate
lawbreakers can treat civil fines as a cost of doing business,
government authorities must ensure that criminal conduct is followed
by criminal punishment. Today the FTC is redoubling its commitment and improving its processes to expeditiously refer criminal behavior to
criminal authorities, promoting accountability and deterrence."