2023, Assistant Attorney General ("AAG") Kenneth A. Polite deliveredremarksthat announced significant revisions to the Criminal Division's prior CEP, which is codified at Section 9-47.120 of the Justice Manual. The CEP is an outgrowth
The memorandum notes that, as a threshold matter, inability-to-pay-based arguments can only be considered by Criminal Division attorneys once the parties have reached an initial agreement on an appropriate criminal resolution and monetary penalty “based on the law and facts,” without consideration ...