BC’s Criminal Liaison Unit is Off to the Races

Last year the Bureau of Competition created its own Criminal Liaison Unit (“CLU”) as part of a Commission initiative to expand its existing criminal referral program and protect the public from criminal conduct.

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FTC

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https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/competition-matters/2023/03/bcs-criminal-liaison-unit-races

Retrieved on:

Friday, March 31, 2023

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Last year the Bureau of Competition created its own Criminal Liaison Unit (“CLU”) as part of a Commission initiative to expand its existing criminal referral program and protect the public from criminal conduct.
Headed by two former DOJ Antitrust Division criminal prosecutors, the CLU works with other BC staff to identify and refer to criminal prosecutors conduct uncovered during the course of FTC investigations and litigations.
While the FTC is a civil law enforcement agency, we have partnered with federal, state and local criminal law enforcers to alert them to behavior that also may violate criminal laws.
The CLU also instituted regular trainings for FTC staff conducted by U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors about how to identify potential criminal violations.