Speeches

Thank you, Attorney General Garland, Deputy Attorney General Monaco, and Director Wray for your commitment to safeguarding our elections. With your leadership and support, the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section continues to spearhead the Election Threats Task Force.  There is no mission more critical to the Criminal Division than deterring, disrupting, and punishing criminal threats to our elections.   

Thank you, Deputy Attorney General Monaco. The Criminal Division is on the front lines of the department’s efforts to hold culpable individuals and companies accountable for corporate crime. We also lead the way in developing innovative policies designed to enhance the department’s enforcement work and encourage companies to be good corporate citizens.

Good afternoon, everyone. The Department of Justice has no more important mission than keeping our communities safe.

Good afternoon. Thank you all for being here – all of you. In a few minutes, we will begin our meeting of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force.

Let me begin by saying good morning to all of you colleagues. In my closing remarks for the U.S. team, there are three brief points I would like to make.

Thank you, Maggie, for that kind introduction. And thank you to the American Bar Association for inviting me to speak today. It’s an honor to be joined by so many prominent leaders of the white collar bar and the corporate compliance community.

Thank you, Minister Buschmann, for convening this important conference and offering me the opportunity to speak on holding war criminals to account. As we approach the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and in the face of the unspeakable atrocities that have occurred, the United States, along with Germany and all of our other partners and participants gathered here, is committed to working with the Government of Ukraine and other international partners to ensure accountability for these crimes.

Thank you, Chair Durbin and Ranking Member Graham, and Members of the Judiciary Committee. 

Thank you for that kind introduction.

Thank you, Director Wray.

Thank you so much for having me here today. This event brings together the foremost experts on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). We have in this room federal prosecutors, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement attorneys, outside counsel, in-house counsel, chief compliance officers, and more — all of whom know the ins and outs of this specialized area of the law. It’s a privilege to be able to address such a sophisticated and knowledgeable group.