Leniency Program

The Antitrust Division’s Leniency Program is its most important investigative tool for detecting cartel activity. Corporations and individuals who report their cartel activity and cooperate in the Division’s investigation of the cartel reported can avoid criminal conviction, fines, and prison sentences if they meet the requirements of the program.

Leniency Policy

Antitrust Division Leniency Policy and Procedures (included in DOJ Justice Manual, Criminal Antitrust Enforcement) (April 4, 2022)

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions About the Antitrust Division’s Leniency Program (January 3, 2023)

Model Leniency Letters

Model Corporate Conditional Leniency Letter (April 4, 2022)

Model Dual Investigations Conditional Leniency Letter (used when the corporate leniency applicant is a subject, target, or defendant in another Antitrust Division investigation) (April 4, 2022)

Model Dual Investigations Acknowledgement Form (April 4, 2022)

Model Individual Conditional Leniency Letter (April 4, 2022)

Archived Content

The Antitrust Division will review leniency applications under the version of the policy and model conditional letter in effect at the time the applicant received a marker.

Leniency Policy (August 10, 1993)

Frequently Asked Questions About the Antitrust Division's Leniency Program and Model Leniency Letters (January 26, 2017)

Model Corporate Conditional Leniency Letter (November 20, 2018)

Model Individual Conditional Leniency Letter (November 20, 2018)

Model Dual Investigations Conditional Leniency Letter (used when the corporate leniency applicant is a subject, target, or defendant in another Antitrust Division investigation) (July 24, 2019)

Model Dual Investigations Acknowledgement Letter for Employees (November 19, 2008)