The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has signaled that it will use the False Claims Act (FCA) as a tool against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies that discriminate against certain groups. 

Given the recent changes the Trump Administration has made at the Department of Justice (DOJ),many people have wondered when a formal change to the DOJ’s white-collar prosecution policies, particularly the corporate self-disclosure policy, might come. During remarks at a Financial Crimes Conference on May 12, Matthew Galeotti, the new Head of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, announced some of the changes to the DOJ’s policies, starting with the new commitment to be less “heavy-handed with the stick, and [less] stingy with the carrot.”  

On May 7, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published Interpretive Letter 1184 (“IL 1184”), which confirms that national banks may execute and settle digital asset trades on behalf of their customers, so long as the bank acts in an agency capacity and the activity is conducted in a safe and sound manner.