Prof. Murray Quoted in Star Tribune Article About Fraud Trial Involving Former Executives of Starkey Laboratories

Prof. JaneAnne Murray was quoted in an article in the Star Tribune discussing the upcoming criminal fraud trial involving executives of Starkey Laboratories. Murray noted that trials of high-level corporate executives are rare for several reasons, in part because such complex cases require a significant prosecutorial investment over several years, and in part because the potential sentencing exposure encourages guilty pleas. Moreover, until recently, D.O.J. charging policies did not prioritize prosecutions of individuals in cases of corporate wrongdoing. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates changed that policy in 2015 and Murray points out that the Starkey indictments came on the heels of that new policy.