Donald Trump's recent promises to crack down on prosecuting
violent crimes have left critics anticipating a halt on
white-collar crime prosecutions. The Department of Justice (DOJ)
has indicated it will give a higher priority to tackling violent
crimes. This is surprising given the violent crime rates in the US
are among the lowest rates seen in decades, according to data from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Trevor McFadden, a deputy
assistant attorney general at the Justice Department, had said that
it makes "perfect sense" to devote more resources to the
fight against violent crime, and that federal prosecutors are not
trying to break records with respect to white-collar crimes.
Jessica Lewis and Ceilidh Mulder authored Cooperation: the key to fraud detection under
Trump government? in Financier Worldwide.
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