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Corporate Criminal Cases Fall to 99, Trump Era Accelerates Decline

7/23/2026

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U.S. corporate prosecutions fell from 304 in 2000 to 99 by 2022, accelerating under President Donald Trump.
The Supreme Court upheld corporate personhood for criminal prosecution in New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. United States (1909).
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and Elkins Act of 1903 added criminal penalties, prompting judges to treat corporations as criminals under respondeat superior.

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Story summary

U.S. corporate prosecutions fell from 304 in 2000 to 99 by 2022, accelerating under President Donald Trump.
The Supreme Court upheld corporate personhood for criminal prosecution in New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. United States (1909).
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and Elkins Act of 1903 added criminal penalties, prompting judges to treat corporations as criminals under respondeat superior.