Bill Would Place Judicial Constraints on Deferred Prosecution Agreements

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A New Jersey congressman introduced legislation on Tuesday that would require federal prosecutors to meet set guidelines before entering deferred prosecution agreements and that would put into judges' hands the power to appoint and oversee monitors. The sponsor, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., said in a statement that the bill is intended to rein in U.S. Attorneys' unbridled discretion to enter DPAs with corporate defendants and to select monitors to ensure the entity's compliance.

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