Earlier this year, Public Citizen’s Rick Claypool put out a report highlighting the Department’s “disappointing enforcement numbers and policy decisions” on corporate crime.
A report by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found that criminal anti-pollution enforcement has not rebounded since Trump left office – and that criminal referrals for prosecution from the Environmental Protection Agency actually fell further in 2021.
The Department’s Fraud Section also reported a decline in corporate enforcement actions. The section reported just eight corporate resolutions in 2021, down from 13 in 2020.
