Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Advisory Board Member Michael E. Horowitz Appointed Inspector General for the Department of Justice

MINNEAPOLIS, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) applauds the confirmation of Michael E. Horowitz as Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice.

"Michael Horowitz has spent years working with compliance professionals and compliance programs.  He has been on the Society of Corporate Compliance Advisory Board since its inception.  His experience will be a significant asset to the Department of Justice and our profession," said SCCE Chief Executive Officer Roy Snell.

Background

Mr. Horowitz has substantial expertise dealing with compliance, corporate governance, and sentencing issues.  President Bush nominated Mr. Horowitz, and he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in May 2003, to serve a six-year term as a Commissioner on the U.S. Sentencing Commission (a part-time position which allows him to maintain his practice at the firm).  Mr. Horowitz had previously served as a member of the Sentencing Commission's Advisory Group on the Organizational Guidelines, where he reviewed the impact of the guidelines on corporate compliance programs.  While working at the Justice Department in 2001, Mr. Horowitz was appointed by the Attorney General to serve as the Department's ex-officio member of the Sentencing Commission, where he helped rewrite the sentencing guidelines for fraud and money laundering offenses.

For more about Michael Horowitz: http://www.corporatecompliance.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Leadership&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=2029

About the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics

The Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE) is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Its mission: SCCE exists to champion ethical practice and compliance standards in all organizations and to provide the necessary resources for compliance professionals and others who share these principles. Visit the SCCE Web site at http://www.corporatecompliance.org, Tel: +1 952 933 4977; Toll Free: 888-277-4977. Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics is located at 6500 Barrie Road, Suite 250, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435. E-mail: [email protected]

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