DOJ fraud division issues corporate enforcement directive targeting crypto processors
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The DOJ's National Fraud Enforcement Division circulated Directive 26-12, tightening oversight of digital asset processors with 10 mandatory evaluation factors and SEC and CFTC coordination.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division circulated Directive 26-12 across all Fraud Division personnel, instituting an operational posture to investigate corporate digital asset actors. The internal policy establishes centralized oversight for corporate crypto fraud and applies to active investigations targeting payment processors alongside non-compliant money-transmitting entities.
Under the directive, federal prosecutors must apply 10 mandatory evaluation factors when determining charging decisions. The policy also formalizes coordination channels with whistleblower mechanisms established by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to identify potential corporate violations.