DOJ Kleptocracy Initiative Shuttered: Major Setback for Anti-Corruption Enforcement

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

On February 15, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the immediate closure of the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative and KleptoCapture Task Force, representing a fundamental shift in DOJ enforcement priorities. The decision redirects resources from tracking international corruption and election interference to targeting drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations. This move effectively dismantles a decade-long effort to recover billions of dollars from corrupt overseas officials and track foreign influence in the United States.

Key Actors

Pam Bondi Department of Justice Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative KleptoCapture Task Force Transparency International

Tags

anti-corruption doj kleptocracy policy-reversal trump-administration enforcement-rollback institutional-capture

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