In American corporate criminal actions, the targeted US firm often brings in a prominent figure – a former prosecutor or a former judge – to investigate the behavior and people involved and report to the target’s board of directors. The latest example of this practice now in the news is that of General Motors, which hired Anton Valukas, a prominent former prosecutor who examined and reported on the dealings of the failed investment bank Lehman Brothers to the bankruptcy court.
在美国企业犯罪调查中，被锁定的美国企业往往会邀请一位著名的人物——前检查官或前法官——去调查行为本身以及涉事人员，并报告给目标企业的董事会。最近一起公开报道的这类做法就是通用汽车雇佣了知名前检察官安东·瓦卢卡斯（Anton Valukas）。此人曾负责为破产法庭调查雷曼兄弟投资银行交易，如今为通用汽车调查据称已经导致13人死亡的汽车点火开关故障。