Criminal Division head Kenneth Polite to leave DOJ

CW2022 Kenneth Polite

The head of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to depart the agency after a tenure highlighted by multiple policy changes intended to empower corporate chief compliance officers.

Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr. will step down by the end of the month, a spokesman for the DOJ confirmed. Multiple media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, reported the impending departure of Polite for a planned return to a legal career.

Polite formerly worked at Morgan Lewis prior to joining the DOJ in 2021.

THIS IS MEMBERS-ONLY CONTENT

SINGLE MEMBERSHIP                                             CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

You are not logged in and do not have access to members-only content.

If you are already a registered user or a member, SIGN IN now.