Because the deal with the company had likely been in the works for some time, the Yates Memo may not have had a significant impact on the outcome. In another post-Yates Memo trial, Acclarent's former CEO, William Facteau, was convicted of misdemeanor misbranding counts but acquitted of all fourteen felony counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, and felony misbranding. The government announced a settlement of False Claims Act allegations with the company two days after the jury verdict and in its press release cited various mitigating steps taken by Acclarent's parent company and vaguely stated that the parent company "also cooperated with the government's investigation." The extent of the cooperation provided in either case is unclear but what is clear is that the government will maximize its use of cooperation credit as leverage against companies to get the evidence it needs to convict individuals, as encouraged by the Yates Memo.