Deferred prosecution

A deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), which is very similar to a non-prosecution agreement (NPA),^[1] is a voluntary alternative to adjudication in which a prosecutor agrees to grant amnesty in exchange for the defendant agreeing to fulfill certain requirements. A case of corporate fraud, for instance, might be settled by means of a deferred-prosecution agreement in which the defendant agrees to pay fines, implement corporate reforms, and fully cooperate with the investigation. Fulfillment of the specified requirements will then result in dismissal of the charges.^[2]

^ Giudice, Lauren (2011). "Regulating Corruption: Analyzing uncertainty in current Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement" (PDF). Boston University Law Review. 91 (1): 347–378., at 361 (DPAs are typically filed with a court whereas NPAs are not)
^ The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

[1] Giudice, Lauren (2011). "Regulating Corruption: Analyzing uncertainty in current Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement" (PDF). Boston University Law Review. 91 (1): 347–378., at 361 (DPAs are typically filed with a court whereas NPAs are not)

[2] The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

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