http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/index09.htmPress releases issued by the Antitrust Division. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:50:42 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/rss/atr.gifhttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/index08.htmhttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/252077.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will require Cameron International Corp. to divest certain assets used in the production and sale of desalters for use in the oil refining industry in order to proceed with its acquisition of NATCO Group Inc., currently valued at approximately $980 million.{f37effc3-115b-bf7b-4951-d33a2d0e3e}Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:50:42 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/252016.htmAn Australian man pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to solicit kickbacks in connection with the award of a private security services subcontract to protect U.S. government personnel and contractors in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney of the Antitrust Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride of the Eastern District of Virginia. {ae6ba4ff-effc-30b-db4b-bbf784244212}Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:41:42 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/251937.htmThe Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the dates and locations of joint public workshops that will explore competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry.{4ccb8855-e73f-7d62-37be-d0d8ed192fe6}Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:41:16 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/251782.htmDeputy Assistant Attorney General Molly Boast of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division issued the following statement today after the European Commission (EC) issued a statement of objections regarding Oracle Corporation's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc.{2c4299fb-be87-60b9-e21c-7c746d69c6c}Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:59:23 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/251419.htmA Beverly Hills, Calif.-based financial products and services firm, two of its executives and one former executive were indicted today for their participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced.{2c005ba6-24c7-f5b1-220-6526827c7af1}Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:05:30 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/251381.htmA former New Jersey subcontractor representative pleaded guilty today to charges contained in an indictment involving his role in kickback and fraud conspiracy at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site in New Jersey, announced the Department of Justice. {f4e39817-d74-6d38-43b8-c73683d932db}Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:48:05 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/251151.htmIan Jay Evans, 49, of Mableton, Ga., has been indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and 17 additional counts of money laundering, related to bribes that he allegedly paid to a high-level Home Depot employee. Evans was arraigned today by U.S. Magistrate Judge E. Clayton Scofield, III.{47714c80-ee4c-d948-acf6-9fc8b9e29439}Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:37:02 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/251120.htmA U.S. Army Sergeant deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, pleaded guilty today to bribery and a money laundering conspiracy arising out of her work administering transportation services, the Department of Justice announced today.{5df57947-6ade-8f93-cfe3-e16e400d84e6}Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:37:37 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/250906.htmA packaged-ice company, headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $9 million criminal fine for allocating customers, the Department of Justice announced today.{175ca158-82dd-4bf7-2b13-eac0d8a34255}Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:45:20 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/250897.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will require AT&T Inc. (AT&T) to divest assets in eight areas in Louisiana and Mississippi in order to proceed with its $944 million acquisition of Centennial Communications Corp. (Centennial).{6c5b5209-9c0b-5e9a-3f6a-6df8198e332c}Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:35:36 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/250782.htmRyan Scott McMonigle, 37, of Ponca City, Okla., was indicted today for his alleged role in a scheme to solicit kickbacks in connection with the award of a security services subcontract to protect U.S. government personnel and contractors in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division Christine A. Varney and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride.{409be54-8abd-3777-89bc-161dd5693f8}Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:42:57 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/250719.htmA federal grand jury in Oklahoma City returned a superseding indictment against a former manager of a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contractor in Iraq, charging him with conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery and failing to appear in court, the Department of Justice announced today.{bd7010d6-dadb-8b77-900-1fd96d32926d}Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:25:12 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/250462.htmA former U.S. Army Reserve Major was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison and to pay $825,000 in restitution to the United States after pleading guilty to conspiracy and bribery charges involving U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracts at Camp Victory, Iraq, the Department of Justice announced today.{40593396-caf4-9c44-6d03-831f9eb865}Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:16:28 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/250236.htmThe Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that they will solicit public comment and hold joint public workshops to explore the possibility of updating the Horizontal Merger Guidelines that are used by both agencies to evaluate the potential competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions. {423f29f4-b609-ffd7-f3c1-28ba543fe946}Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:29:46 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/250181.htmThe Department of Justice today advised the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that while it should not accept the class action settlement in The Authors Guild Inc. et al. v. Google Inc. as proposed due to concerns of the United States regarding class action, copyright and antitrust law, the parties should be encouraged to continue their productive discussions to address those concerns.{b455bfd2-db47-47ee-d790-c96373275be}Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:13:34 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/249958.htmA Newark grand jury indicted three individuals for their participation in fraud and kickback conspiracies related to contracts at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site, Federal Creosote, located in Manville, N.J., the Department of Justice announced today.{9f94759d-88ee-eb2c-c3d9-c32fa0ecdf64}Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:12:54 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/249805.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge a proposal by seven regional less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation companies to bid jointly and engage in other collaborative activity as part of their nationwide LTL truck transportation services joint venture.{fdde369f-605c-14d5-b847-b3cf29513bfd}Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:00:35 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/249765.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge a proposal by Memorial Health Inc. (Memorial), and St. Joseph's/Candler Health System (St. Joseph's/Candler) to enter an exclusive joint purchasing agreement with respect to the purchase of certain medical and surgical supplies.{bc3cdf7f-5d2c-4754-b289-5ffb2b519781}Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:12:00 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/249730.htmTwo former Department of Defense contractors who worked as inspectors at the U.S. Army installation at Ft. Hamilton in Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty for seeking and receiving bribes in connection with the award and performance of contracts to move and store military household goods, the Department of Justice announced today.{51961a8d-79e2-bf94-4dbf-28e7862431c0}Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:29:38 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/249696.htmAn Oklahoma man pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to solicit kickbacks in connection with the award of a private security services subcontract to protect U.S. government personnel and contractors in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney of the Antitrust Division and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia. {eabb533a-1cec-5f91-8e4c-7743d979ce7f}Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:52:04 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/249478.htmA former sand and gravel subcontractor was sentenced today to serve five years in prison and to pay a $5,000 criminal fine by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier after being convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy and bribery in connection with a $16 million hurricane protection project for the reconstruction a New Orleans levee, the Department of Justice announced today.{35bb3f11-89c3-fc5e-d5a8-72ecc9ff8679}Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:52:24 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/249394.htmJapanese electronics manufacturer Epson Imaging Devices Corporation (Epson) agreed to plead guilty and pay a $26 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display panels (TFT-LCD) sold to Motorola Inc., the Department of Justice announced today. {6b1625cb-fb75-d668-1103-36f2c9302f6b}Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:21:40 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/249246.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a proposed settlement with Microsemi Corporation that requires the company to divest all of the assets that it acquired from Semicoa Inc. on July 14, 2008. {db04164d-72a6-f1a8-cad0-8de75034a191}Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:06:46 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/249156.htmA federal grand jury in San Francisco has returned an indictment against a former executive of a large Taiwanese color display tube (CDT) manufacturing company for participating in a global conspiracy to fix prices of CDTs, a type of cathode ray tube used in computer monitors and other specialized applications, the Department of Justice announced today.{e3a74aec-5f40-f80b-4771-10966f11e289}Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:32:04 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/248797.htmAttorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold joint public workshops to explore competition issues affecting the agriculture industry in the 21st century and the appropriate role for antitrust and regulatory enforcement in that industry.{639f101b-ebd1-b028-913f-e705877c73c}Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:47:28 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/248640.htmMelissa Deaton Tesvich, 41, of Mobile, Ala., was sentenced to federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story, for filing a false tax return in connection with her ex-husband's scheme to defraud Home Depot.{b9e1c42f-d807-f982-7456-bf22a097420}Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:34:33 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/248514.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement that will require Sapa Holding AB and Indalex Holdings Finance Inc. to divest a North Carolina aluminum sheathing facility in order to proceed with Sapa's proposed $150 million acquisition of Indalex.{b2f8a883-7712-2d75-bc28-f6b6d01eed21}Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:06:45 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/248426.htmThe niece of a U.S. Army major pleaded guilty today for her role in a conspiracy to cover up her uncle’s role in accepting more than $9 million in bribes as a contracting officer in Kuwait, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney of the Antitrust Division announced. {41d94318-6057-42a0-82cd-27b3fc42a628}Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:43:55 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/248099.htmA Georgia temporary staffing company and its owner/president have agreed to plead guilty to making a false statement to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Justice announced today. {48b82535-dbcb-ebb2-2ada-8cb15cae1a39}Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:04:44 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/247919.htmAn employee of a Sewell, N.J., sub-contractor that provided temporary electrical services was sentenced today to serve 20 months in jail for his role in a kickback and fraud scheme at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced.{19615872-c199-3600-b6e-2e75bf94376b}Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:05:21 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/247709.htmA former executive of Bennett Environmental Inc. (BEI), a Canadian-based company that treats and disposes of contaminated soil, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks and commit fraud at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site, Federal Creosote, located in Manville, N.J.{db741747-246e-defa-cf3c-5116c2315e8}Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:50:14 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/247686.htmA Kansas woman pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the FBI during an investigation into allegations of fraud against the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced today.{bf685bae-64b1-4301-2cce-1d708cfbed5d}Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:16:46 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/247621.htmA retired U.S. military official pleaded guilty to bribery and conspiracy charges relating to Department of Defense (DOD) contracts in Afghanistan, the Department of Justice announced today.{b65a3800-37cb-fdcf-a5d7-4df42dff9309}Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:42:44 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/247571.htmThe chief executive officer of a former Virginia marine products company pleaded guilty and has agreed to pay a $100,000 criminal fine and serve time in jail for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and allocate customers with respect to marine products purchased by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other public and private entities, the Department of Justice announced today.{75fce43c-5889-7ade-6875-aa3064148b9a}Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:56:46 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/247463.htmTijani Ahmed Saani, a former civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense, pleaded guilty today to filing false tax returns for tax years 2003 through 2007, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney of the Antitrust Division.{82c591c4-6038-e009-d1a8-467a209af145}Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:31:07 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/247455.htmThe co-owner of a Martinsville, N.J., landscaping company pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud conspiracy at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site, Federal Creosote, located in Manville, N.J., the Department of Justice announced today.{5339f7a5-f71d-9d62-27a8-a008356675ac}Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:28:56 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/247342.htmMedia executive John C. Malone will pay a $1.4 million civil penalty to settle charges that he violated premerger reporting and waiting requirements when he acquired Discovery Holding Co. voting securities, the Department of Justice announced today.{b62c2bf5-dc32-332-96fe-a59a2b8e50d0}Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:22:39 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/247257.htmTwo U.S. military officials pleaded guilty to various bribery, fraud and conspiracy charges relating to Department of Defense (DOD) contracts in Afghanistan, the Department of Justice announced today.{a20124f6-eec-16f1-f555-1f54fc207d95}Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:22:13 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/247138.htmTwo Baltimore businessmen were indicted today for conspiring to rig bids at tax lien auctions in Maryland for more than five years, the Department of Justice announced today.{7237b6da-fc2e-1e19-ff04-36107ee32926}Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:23:11 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/246958.htmAnthony M. Tesvich, 42, of Atlanta, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story to serve over six years in federal prison on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing false tax returns, in connection with a scheme to defraud Home Depot.{f3039e9c-6d9-cca1-9f87-18e61b2bf1fb}Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:00:21 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/246758.htmAt the eighth annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Zurich, Switzerland, the ICN adopted new Recommended Practices for substantive merger analysis and presented two new reports on the analysis of tying and bundled discounting and loyalty discounts and rebates under unilateral conduct laws, the Department of Justice announced today.{5f403642-2b02-3d25-93b7-5c8d3279c01b}Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:03:52 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/246556.htmA Grand Rapids, Mich., grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging a former school superintendent with engaging in a conspiracy to accept a bribe from a vendor and to deprive his former employer and the citizens of Michigan of his honest services in connection with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate Program.{8039eba3-eaa2-6e7b-8b27-73464eaec844}Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:40:42 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/246375.htmChristine A. Varney, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department's Antitrust Division, will participate in the eighth annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Zurich, Switzerland, from June 3-5, 2009. {aacef39-11b9-501e-db0f-c20217c5b6e7}Thu, 28 May 2009 18:56:42 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/246338.htmA defense contractor has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and has admitted to engaging in other bribery-related conduct in connection with contracts in Iraq, the Department of Justice today announced.{37efa00c-b76c-484b-1dd0-c3690429f8}Wed, 27 May 2009 17:30:44 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/246195.htmA U.S. Navy subcontractor from Virginia has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Navy in connection with contracts for fabricated metal to be used for the repair and maintenance of elevator equipment on Navy aircraft carriers and support vessels, the Department of Justice announced today.{61968578-36d4-ef07-76c0-14c3e4b3c400}Thu, 21 May 2009 22:06:25 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/246079.htmRonald Douglass Matheny II, 42, of Chattanooga, Tenn., pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Richard W. Story to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in relation to a scheme to defraud his former employer, Home Depot.{70ca2744-f41c-b97b-7f9b-d06285aa5c26}Tue, 19 May 2009 21:45:25 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/245898.htmMelissa Deaton Tesvich, 41, of Mobile, Ala., today pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return before United States District Judge Richard W. Story.{c6c395c6-b881-a4a5-601a-31d791188b49}Thu, 14 May 2009 21:29:28 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/245776.htmThe Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today announced the details of its newly formed initiative aimed at preparing government officials and contractors to recognize and report efforts by parties to unlawfully profit from the stimulus projects that are being awarded as part of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.{8b6c36c-cac5-f96f-1d-5cd5c90ef9be}Tue, 12 May 2009 18:56:18 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/245710.htmChristine A. Varney, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department's Antitrust Division, today announced that the Department is withdrawing, effective immediately, a report relating to monopolization offenses under the antitrust laws that was issued in September 2008. {bbab827b-d781-86ab-e47a-26674a133d41}Mon, 11 May 2009 14:17:12 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/245505.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a proposed settlement with Consolidated Multiple Listing Service Inc. (CMLS) that requires CMLS to change its rules to allow low-priced and innovative brokers to compete with traditional brokers in the Columbia, S.C., area.{d9f3272-74e4-b3d4-b63b-fd4697eeeb42}Mon, 04 May 2009 20:05:41 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/245457.htmThe owner and president of a Ronkonkoma, N.Y., designing and manufacturing company pleaded guilty to conspiring to allocate a U.S. Navy contract for Navy straps, the Department of Justice announced today.{993b54db-d630-f9bc-5977-104329a8d4d5}Fri, 01 May 2009 20:36:27 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/245298.htmA Dutch citizen and executive of Martinair Holland N.V. (Martinair) has agreed to plead guilty, serve time in jail and pay a criminal fine for participating in a conspiracy to fix cargo rates for international air shipments, the Department of Justice announced today.{d4a6a842-cf6b-adc9-8dd4-6f2bb73272c}Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:14:16 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/245215.htmA high-level Korean executive from LG Display Co. Ltd. (LG) has agreed to plead guilty and serve a year in jail in the United States for participating in a global conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) panels, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.{149ec0de-191-2744-1222-27185ecc34b2}Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:35:46 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/245092.htmThe Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today announced the appointment of its new leadership team including the Chief of Staff, four Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, and a Special Counsel for Competition Policy.{8f91317b-66c-3e93-5326-a6e711d3eab}Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:35:14 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/245062.htmA Chicago grand jury indicted the president and vice president of an Illinois refuse disposal container repair company for engaging in a conspiracy and scheme to defraud the city of Chicago on a contract for the repair of refuse carts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.{fc03b959-e1e9-37d7-90f8-a1ae62d2ba79}Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:34:12 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/245029.htmAttorney General Eric Holder today welcomed the confirmation of three Assistant Attorneys General to the Department of Justice for the Antitrust, Civil and Criminal Divisions.{946ce9ab-8732-f7e4-1b6e-342ae563f741}Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:42:56 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/245025.htmTwo subsidiaries of the Swedish company Trelleborg AB, one based in Virginia and the other in France, have agreed to plead guilty and pay a total of $11 million in criminal fines for their participation in separate conspiracies affecting the sales of marine products sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.{63645a81-6039-7990-c35c-fce2e96aab1f}Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:15:52 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/244922.htmThe Department of Justice told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today that it is necessary to extend the term of certain portions of the Microsoft final judgment by at least 18 months.{4f97b3f0-df00-84e5-b31c-e6b3cdce3e21}Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:29:29 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/244643.htmTwo Department of Defense (DOD) contractors were charged with conspiracy and bribery relating to their roles involving DOD contracts in Afghanistan, the Department of Justice today announced.{15a8b76d-85a-bd69-a220-9689ed003c18}Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:43:43 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/244630.htmThree international airline companies—Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International S.A., Japan-based Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. (NCA), and Korea-based Asiana Airlines Inc.—have each agreed to plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $214 million for conspiring to fix prices in the air cargo industry.{d542d006-4829-a938-cec2-2fe43ec2fbca}Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:04:59 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/244553.htmA former owner of an asbestos monitoring contractor that provided services to New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) pleaded guilty today for making false statements to FBI agents and representatives of the Department’s Antitrust Division, the Department of Justice today announced.{d968624-49a0-58a6-faa5-1f21427b6055}Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:10:20 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/244479.htmA former senior executive of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS), Andrew Bodnar, pleaded guilty for his role in BMS’s dishonest dealings with the federal government relating to a patent deal involving the popular blood-thinning drug Plavix, the Department of Justice announced today.{281d7c1e-297f-8fd-38e-acf2786a6512}Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:16:33 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/244380.htmA former contract employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a dirt, sand and gravel subcontractor were both convicted on charges of conspiracy and bribery in connection with a $16 million hurricane protection project for the reconstruction of the Lake Cataouatche Levee, south of New Orleans, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.{9b965286-127f-9c63-acc7-ccb6f8e86e6f}Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:27:29 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/244379.htmRonald K. Johnston, 37, and James P. Robinson, 43, both of Atlanta, were sentenced this week to federal prison by United States District Judge Richard W. Story on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing false tax returns in connection with a scheme to defraud Home Depot.{7f76d088-33f4-bb4f-daa-ecd58e90a19e}Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:34:11 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/244378.htmA Trumball, Conn., resident who was involved in operating three businesses in Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Justice announced today. {63daa510-3561-ef90-7f2a-54d637c51753}Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:37:42 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/244314.htmA federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment today charging an executive at Hitachi Displays Ltd. with participating in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) panels sold to Dell Inc., the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.{eedf5e7-1be9-69a0-b004-12afdfb7ac5c}Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:51:02 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/244102.htmA former Michigan school official was sentenced to serve 46 months in jail and to pay $1.34 million in restitution for his role in a fraudulent scheme to obtain millions of dollars from the Detroit-area Ecorse Public School District, the federal E-Rate program and TCF National Bank, the Department of Justice announced today.{d5105b1f-f251-179-24c0-b425fccc3f50}Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:32:39 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/244034.htmA Newton, Conn., resident who was involved in operating three businesses in Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Justice announced today.{d776c1bb-1f27-876b-52f4-11b4b36d869d}Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:55:20 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/243940.htmThe Associate Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy in Hines, Ill., agreed to plead guilty to being part of a conspiracy to defraud the VA and the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Justice announced today.{9e074dd3-51f7-3604-3cbe-aafa24dd8491}Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:43:03 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/243840.htmThe sister of a U.S. Army officer has pleaded guilty for her participation in a money-laundering scheme related to bribes paid for contracts awarded in support of the Iraq war, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and Acting Assistant Attorney General Scott D. Hammond of the Antitrust Division announced today.{c32dd30-1e47-53a1-e0c5-259055ae6e57}Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:21:18 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/243414.htmJapanese electronics manufacturer Hitachi Displays Ltd., agreed to plead guilty and pay a $31 million fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display panels (TFT-LCD) sold to Dell Inc., the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.{c806ffa7-cf80-4b48-ad71-e7e1ee49fa96}Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:51:13 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/243236.htmA Middlesex, N.J., industrial pipes, valves and fittings supply company and its co-owner pleaded guilty today to participating in a fraud conspiracy at two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund sites in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced today.{98662a44-4b93-acc0-40f4-45c89f74307a}Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:58:35 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/243071.htmAn employee of a Sewell, N.J., company that provided temporary electrical utilities pleaded guilty today to participating in a fraud conspiracy at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced today.{a643cfdc-90ab-6969-a5b5-88ffc491b1f5}Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:10:31 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/242857.htmThe Department of Justice issued the following statement today after JBS and National Beef announced the abandonment of the JBS/National Beef transaction, which the Department had filed suit to block in October.{417dd338-8fc0-2579-1629-39d46c177b9c}Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:52:35 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/242473.htmA federal grand jury in San Francisco today returned a two-count indictment against the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. for his participation in global conspiracies to fix prices of two types of cathode ray tubes (CRTs) used in computer monitors and televisions, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. {155b40cd-e2c5-cc19-dbb-c14cf9ed8e7e}Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:07:44 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/242162.htmA federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against two former executives from Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. (Chunghwa) and one former executive from LG Display Co. Ltd. (LG) for their participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) panels, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.{b0e8a92e-2ce3-aa9e-1aa9-63ac63766021}Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:00:40 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/242041.htmTwo Florida homeland security vendor employees were sentenced today for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud by depriving their employers of money and the right of honest services, the Department of Justice announced today.{97b41d22-9b48-e8e-5588-23c3ae34a963}Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:00:52 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/242030.htmA former high-level shipping executive was sentenced today to serve 48 months in jail and to pay a $20,000 criminal fine for his role in an antitrust conspiracy involving the transportation of goods to and from the continental United States and Puerto Rico by ocean vessel, the Department of Justice announced today.{5da4ec4-a655-50af-bace-586f1d481188}Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:16:04 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/241776.htmA former employee of the New York Power Authority (NYPA) was sentenced today to serve 37 months in jail and to pay a $5,000 criminal fine for his role in a kickback and bribery scheme, the Department of Justice announced.{5523be24-6ccc-f328-a635-65cff2f68910}Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:11:27 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/241710.htmThree air cargo carriers, LAN Cargo S.A. (LAN Cargo), Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A. (ABSA), and EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd. (EL AL), have each agreed to plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $124.7 million for their roles in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air cargo industry, the Department of Justice announced today.{790f9b12-a9cb-cdc9-3382-6d02310f6f6b}Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:24:04 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/241541.htmExecutives from LG Display Co. Ltd. and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. have agreed to plead guilty and serve jail time in the United States for participating in a global conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) panels, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.{aeb580b0-fdee-bfc2-849a-b44ad7323e}Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:56:07 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/241540.htmRonald K. Johnston, 37, of Atlanta has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of filing a false tax return, arising out of a scheme to defraud Home Depot.{67fa9122-67a9-32c4-b168-7f156c14914a}Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:55:10 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/241435.htmAT&T Inc. has agreed to pay more than $2 million as part of a civil settlement with the Department of Justice that resolves AT&T’s alleged violations of two court orders entered in connection with AT&T’s acquisition of Dobson Communications Corporation.{c7ae9e69-b347-b2b1-ebdf-5515272cf9e}Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:31:09 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2009/241235.htmA retired major in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty today to charges of bribery and making a false statement arising out of his activities as both a contracting specialist and a contracting officer at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from 2005 through 2007, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and Acting Assistant Attorney General Deborah A. Garza of the Antitrust Division announced.{a8df830f-109a-8d0b-1f0b-3d47d7a4c249}Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:00:22 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/240669.htmR. Clay Harris, 56, of Peachtree City, Ga., was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper on charges of bribery and conspiring to bribe a former Atlanta Public Schools (APS) official and to deprive APS and the citizens of Atlanta of that official’s honest services.{a4b6f8c4-8817-24a4-bf49-fe3eb3c6510}Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:31:21 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/240664.htmA major in the U.S. Army Reserve, Theresa Jeanne Baker, pleaded guilty today for her role in two bribery schemes involving U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracts at Camp Victory, Iraq, the Department of Justice announced today.{2b84e252-2c9-92af-d035-436972e4e743}Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:20:23 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/240549.htmThe Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against Microsemi Corporation alleging that through its acquisition of Semicoa Inc. assets, Microsemi eliminated or reduced competition in the development, manufacture and sale of certain semiconductor devices used in military and space programs essential to the security of the United States.{802070d6-34a2-5389-bbc7-9fac3de7f46a}Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:54:56 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/240413.htmA former Vice President of Business Development for a Canadabased company that treats and disposes of contaminated soils pleaded guilty today to participating in a fraud conspiracy at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site located in Manville, N.J., the Department of Justice announced.{ce4842ad-c85e-3365-3571-fc7163ddaf8}Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:29:11 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/240404.htmThe president of a southern California company pleaded guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud by depriving a manufacturing company of the honest services of its employee, the Department of Justice announced today.{d25f2453-669e-25c3-d46c-de7a79f27b33}Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:31:55 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/240401.htmTwo related investment funds will pay civil penalties totaling $800,000 to settle charges that they violated premerger reporting requirements, the Department of Justice announced today.{68c13be-f512-5c48-3d99-8d7565e8640d}Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:20:09 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/240315.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. and National City Corporation have agreed to sell 61 of National City’s branch banking offices in western Pennsylvania, with deposits that totaled approximately $4.1 billion as of June 30, 2008, in order to resolve competitive concerns about the companies’ pending merger.{850174c1-3ce0-c22b-ffe6-1d4eddd3b059}Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:32:21 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/240283.htmA former South Carolina school district official was sentenced to serve two years in jail and to pay $468,496 in restitution for using the mail to submit fraudulent applications for E-Rate funding on behalf of Bamberg County School District One in Bamberg, S.C., the Department of Justice announced today. {fd4266bc-c6db-e03b-5e1f-ad0e42b97b5a}Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:02:13 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/240307.htmA Tokyo executive of a rubber products manufacturing company pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve two years in jail and to pay an $80,000 criminal fine for participating in two conspiracies to rig bids and bribe foreign government officials affecting the sale of marine hose and other industrial rubber products manufactured by the company and sold throughout the world, the Department of Justice announced today.{7b8a80cd-eb5a-8d5f-dd5d-6bb0594a531b}Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:48:19 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/240238.htmA New Jersey processed tomato products broker has been charged with participating in conspiracies involving racketeering, price fixing, bid rigging and contract allocation, and with money laundering, in the processed tomato products industry, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, McGregor W. Scott, and Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Department's Antitrust Division, Deborah A. Garza, announced today.{b4e048da-4927-fb01-1d74-406d3b815df}Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:50:31 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/239981.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement that will require Republic Services Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. to divest commercial waste collection and disposal assets, serving 15 metropolitan areas, in order to proceed with Republic's proposed $4.5 billion acquisition of Allied.{3e5f77d8-bc7e-9e91-f46f-9f7e8079f362}Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:18:16 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/239884.htmA British marine hose manufacturer has agreed to plead guilty and pay $4.54 million in criminal fines for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares of marine hose sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.{c1826d03-bd10-a1da-dfc6-3af24ceea7}Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:43:24 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/239710.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge a proposal by the Ivy Capital Group, LLC (Ivy) to form a consortium that will offer business insurance policies to large companies.{c824e08f-d94f-567f-8989-1107f715bc7}Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:52:31 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/239483.htmThe former president of a California marine products company has agreed to plead guilty for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and allocate customers with respect to marine products purchased by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard and other public and private entities, the Department of Justice announced today.{c8c267bb-d444-89ab-72a7-2205c2bc3e14}Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:42:07 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/239479.htmThe Department of Justice today issued a report on competitive developments in the telecommunications industry. The report, "Voice, Video and Broadband: The Changing Competitive Landscape and Its Impact on Consumers," is the result of a Telecommunications Symposium hosted by the Department on Nov. 29, 2007.{368ed8ce-a9b1-d60c-36ac-286e43d6e911}Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:08:38 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/239430.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will require InBev N.V./S.A. to divest subsidiary Labatt USA, along with a license to brew, market, promote and sell Labatt brand beer for consumption in the United States, in order to proceed with InBev's $52 billion acquisition of Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.{551cd33c-476d-5194-959b-d7d9f0ed38f6}Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:47:40 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/239396.htmToday, we are taking action against several international cartels involving a $70 billion dollar a year industry involving liquid crystal display panels, more commonly known as LCD panels. Three leading electronics manufacturers–LG Display Company Limited, Sharp Corporation and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Limited–have agreed to plead guilty and pay a total of $585 million in criminal fines for their roles in several distinct conspiracies to fix the prices of LCD panels.{fe5bcad2-706a-4c95-c2f4-9c30899481d2}Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:38:25 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/239349.htmThree leading electronics manufacturers–LG Display Co. Ltd., Sharp Corp. and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd.–have agreed to plead guilty and pay a total of $585 million in criminal fines for their roles in conspiracies to fix prices in the sale of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, the Department of Justice announced. Of the $585 million in fines, LG will pay $400 million, the second highest criminal fine ever imposed by the Department’s Antitrust Division.{7d4cb8df-e230-eb5a-ece8-566bfc87155}Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:38:10 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/239277.htmAttorney General Michael B. Mukasey issued the following statement on the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett of the Antitrust Division.{d7162b6-4148-c164-d08a-b679d9bda92a}Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:42:16 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/239167.htmYahoo! Inc. and Google Inc. abandoned their advertising agreement after the Department of Justice informed the companies that it would file an antitrust lawsuit to block the implementation of the agreement.{da14b7-f50a-4563-c73a-d320c1f524c0}Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:59:26 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/238941.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will require Verizon Communications Corp. (Verizon) to divest assets in 100 areas in 22 states in order to proceed with its $28 billion acquisition of Alltel Corp.{b073e965-cd7b-1350-dcde-49687222f8a1}Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:36:56 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/238849.htmThe Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today after the Division announced the closing of its investigation of the proposed merger of Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corporation.{d6e5f06b-623a-b80c-1d4a-16227b83fe13}Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:37:28 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/238753.htmThe vice president of an El Paso, Texas, door and hardware company has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to rig bids and allocate customers for contracts to supply and install doors and hardware for construction projects in the El Paso area, the Department of Justice announced today. {85ede09-31e3-7c4b-8233-30e217985c60}Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:51:47 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/238548.htmA marine products supply firm pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a criminal fine today for participating in a conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with a project to repair New York's Pier 86, the principal location of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, the Department of Justice announced. {a07e8333-2f75-e011-af34-444aae46427}Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:13:33 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/238428.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge a proposal by a consortium of companies to jointly license patents needed to comply with standards for ultra high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RFID) technology, which has a variety of uses including airline baggage tracking, retail product inventory and ticketing for events.{a31fed1c-d2e1-c713-4d5f-8a56719a6362}Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:37:35 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/238382.htmThe Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today in U.S. District Court in Chicago to block the proposed acquisition by JBS S.A., currently the third-largest U.S. beef packer, of National Beef Packing Company LLC, the fourth-largest U.S. beef packer.{8ef4723c-a98c-ee62-3819-dde25ac6980d}Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:11:57 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/238349.htmThe Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today announced it will host a one-day workshop on recent academic research into developments in airline antitrust and competition to mark the 30-year anniversary of airline deregulation in the United States.{3838111-3d69-9caf-b9c-39abe6a9865f}Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:00:37 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/237997.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement that will require The Manitowoc Company Inc. and Enodis plc to divest Enodis's entire U.S. ice machine business in order to proceed with Manitowoc's proposed $2.7 billion acquisition of Enodis.{36462164-7ce9-4410-fcbf-d4e3ad4f5c27}Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:50:01 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/237849.htmFour U.S. shipping company executives have agreed to plead guilty and serve jail sentences for their roles in a wide-ranging conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares for customers transporting goods between the continental United States and Puerto Rico by ocean vessel, the Department of Justice announced today.{9b337442-74dc-5dde-35ca-7f297707d31f}Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:05:37 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/237809.htmA British citizen and former executive of British Airways World Cargo has agreed to plead guilty, serve eight months in jail and pay a criminal fine for participating in a conspiracy to fix rates for international air cargo shipments, the Department of Justice announced today.{d04b4b12-9ab4-bdf6-27ee-857da24c38bf}Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:53:16 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/237430.htmA federal grand jury in Oklahoma returned a one-count indictment today charging Kwik-Chek Food Stores Inc., a Texas-based convenience store company, and one of its agents, Jarrod "Judd" Thomas, with conspiring to fix the price of retail gasoline and diesel fuel sold in Antlers, Okla.{34c2a8fd-d879-8a56-665a-b774546d9b40}Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:25:37 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/237310.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will not oppose a proposal by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer (CRC) to develop and publicize model contract language for clinical trials of potential new cancer treatments.{1ccebfdc-20aa-f658-5322-fd6ba800e56a}Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:07:52 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/237153.htmIn a joint statement to the Illinois Task Force on Health Planning Reform, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated the agencies’ position regarding certificate-of-need (CON) laws, saying that the laws undercut consumer choice, stifle innovation and weaken markets’ ability to contain health care costs.{9b931a48-7a94-ab05-1100-b043d2a6f6ad}Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:40:16 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/237082.htmAn El Paso, Texas, federal grand jury returned an indictment today, charging two El Paso-based companies and two of their top executives with conspiracy to rig bids and allocate customers for certain contracts to supply and install doors and hardware for construction projects in the El Paso area, the Department of Justice announced. One of the executives was also charged with obstruction of justice for his efforts to impede the federal grand jury investigation.{3805d182-40a8-87d9-afef-a16fd2d8fc35}Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:40:33 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/236975.htmThe Department of Justice today issued a report informing consumers, businesses and policy makers about issues relating to monopolization offenses under the antitrust laws. The report, "Competition and Monopoly: Single-Firm Conduct Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act," examines whether and when specific types of single-firm conduct may or may not violate Section 2 of the Sherman Act by harming competition and consumer welfare. {d930a0b5-4a0-426e-ed18-2610b2d8436}Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:25:01 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/236611.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will require Raycom Media, Inc. (Raycom) to divest the local CBS affiliate in Richmond, Va., WTVR-TV, following Raycom's April 2008 purchase of the Richmond NBC affiliate, WWBT-TV, from Lincoln Financial Media Company (Lincoln).{ef21d24b-9cab-5c93-1b73-b522e1337ed2}Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:23:34 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/236565.htmTwo U.S. military personnel, four Department of Defense (DOD) contractors and two contracting companies have been charged with bribery and conspiracy arising out of their conduct in Afghanistan in 2004 and 2005, the Department of Justice announced today.{54cc1a50-c8c9-ece4-ffb-47bcdb5faff}Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:40:07 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/236498.htmA former employee of the New York Power Authority (NYPA) pleaded guilty today to charges that he accepted approximately $167,000 in kickbacks and bribes from a vendor while he was at the purchasing department at the NYPA, the Department of Justice announced. {f209560e-f9ba-a946-109e-aeda8a5bada8}Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:41:59 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/236103.htmA U.S. Army Major pleaded guilty today to bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery arising out of his activities as a Contracting Officer in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in 2005 and 2006, Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division and Matthew Friedrich, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division announced. {f02f5c19-141-430d-ea43-49e9d48c5c17}Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:33:53 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/235706.htmR. CLAY HARRIS, 56, of Peachtree City, Georgia, was found guilty this morning by a federal jury on charges of bribery and conspiring to bribe a former Atlanta Public School (APS) official and to deprive APS and the citizens of Atlanta of that official's honest services. {5838ac24-aef5-4cc9-85b9-6c30b0309d08}Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:31:48 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/235656.htmBennett Environmental Inc. (BEI), a Canada-based company that treats and disposes of contaminated soils, pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay a $1 million criminal fine for participating in a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at a New Jersey Superfund site, the Department of Justice announced. {1e16e7f8-6f1a-a242-7115-99962e5c2891}Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:26:50 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/235555.htmTwo U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contractors, both U.S. citizens who previously lived in Prague, Czech Republic, pleaded guilty today to various conspiracy charges related to their business of providing fuel supply services to the DOD, the Department of Justice announced today. {51a1badd-32cc-a74d-7be1-38bfe4053e7}Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:30:15 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/235516.htmProfessor Herbert Hovenkamp will receive the John Sherman Award from the Antitrust Division for his lifetime contributions to the teaching and enforcement of antitrust law and the development of antitrust policy, the Department of Justice announced today.{924a837-b6b7-b59b-8089-fb6b5b9ebb16}Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:52:30 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/235515.htmA Milan, Italy-based marine hose manufacturer and the former president of its former U.S. subsidiary have agreed to plead guilty and pay more than $2 million in criminal fines for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices, and allocate market shares of marine hose sold in the United States and elsewhere.{2b352f85-7649-c177-19b0-b9a5112ae44b}Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:16:42 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/235514.htmThe former highest-ranking cargo executive in the United States for SAS Cargo Group A/S (SAS), a Scandinavian-based airline, has agreed to plead guilty and serve six months in jail for participating in a conspiracy to fix prices for air cargo rates, the Department of Justice announced today.{e804714e-f5fc-32f2-9d8-539fdd385a}Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:17:11 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/235408.htmA Laurel Springs, N.J., wastewater treatment supply company, its owner, and a former contracts administrator pleaded guilty today to bid rigging, fraud and tax charges in connection with sub-contracts for wastewater treatment supplies and services at two Superfund sites in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced today.{65bb1f8-43d-4756-4041-86189a18aa21}Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:33:12 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/235000.htmJames P. Robinson, 43, of Atlanta, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of tax evasion, arising out of a scheme to defraud Home Depot.{8fa2ccc2-340-7d26-3a23-ebe5c781d5d}Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:15:48 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234706.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement that will require Signature Flight Support Corporation (Signature) to divest assets used to provide flight support services at the Indianapolis International Airport in order for Signature to proceed with its acquisition of Hawker Beechcraft's flight support services business.{3325a0e-1c83-db1a-ddaf-5f38ea666060}Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:29:21 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234575.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge a proposal by a New Jersey anti-money laundering consulting company, External Compliance Officer Inc. (ECO), to collect and distribute information relating to the termination of money transmitter agents.{827c2830-30b-6849-23d0-9f3e79c2f13}Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:39:18 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234577.htmAs the result of a Department of Justice antitrust investigation, Visa Inc. has rescinded a rule that required merchants to treat Visa-branded debit cards differently when used as a PIN-debit card (and processed via non-Visa networks) from the same cards when used as signature debit cards and processed on the Visa network. The Department said that it had been investigating whether the rule adversely affected competition in the debit card industry by restricting certain PIN debit transactions, particularly small-value and Internet transactions, and by potentially interfering with the introduction of new types of PIN debit services.{5f235252-780-7175-80c4-7c18be62b68}Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:55:06 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234543.htmA Fresno, Calif., electrical contractor pleaded guilty and has agreed to pay $3.3 million in criminal fines and restitution for rigging bids on Federal Communication Commission (FCC) E-Rate technology projects involving two Fresno-area schools, the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Francisco announced today.{749be01-5c0a-2c2c-b55a-cc478509ffc1}Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:47:40 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234542.htmA former manager of a West Sayville, N.Y., company pleaded guilty and has agreed to serve a jail sentence and pay a criminal fine for his role in two separate conspiracies, one to rig bids on U.S. Navy contracts for metal sling hoist assemblies and another to accept kickbacks from vendors and subcontractors, the Department of Justice announced today.{84059522-96c0-3a6f-886-f29d4a8340d9}Fri, 30 May 2008 12:35:15 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234541.htmANTHONY M. TESVICH, 42, of Atlanta, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and three counts of tax evasion, arising out of a scheme to defraud Home Depot.{6796bff1-dd25-c1d1-22a8-346739f1c617}Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:16:52 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234535.htmThe director of the Hines, Ill., Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy that allowed a subordinate to make contracting decisions regarding a company owned by the subordinate’s spouse, the Department of Justice announced today. The director also has agreed to plead guilty to accepting illegal gratuities.{914b023-c58-63e3-5eb7-dfec63298239}Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:09:34 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234435.htmMajor international airlines-Socit Air France (Air France), Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (Cathay), Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines), Martinair Holland N.V. (Martinair), and SAS Cargo Group A/S (SAS)· have agreed to each plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $504 million for participating in a multi-year conspiracy to fix prices for air cargo rates, the Department of Justice announced today. {ff794542-e283-315d-b6cc-f6212f71d358}Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:45:07 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234360.htmA U.S. Army officer and his wife pleaded guilty for their conduct related to a conspiracy, bribery and money laundering scheme involving contracts awarded in support of the Iraq war, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett of the Antitrust Division announced today.{d4fc9c08-6a81-6bab-d77e-e50c6d071b6}Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:56:04 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234251.htmThe U.S. District Court in Charleston, W.Va., issued an order and opinion yesterday allowing the Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against the Daily Gazette Company and MediaNews Group Inc. to proceed.{8c43bf6b-1cf8-5cf9-3b31-b33acbb95be}Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:58:15 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234247.htm A former New York City engineer pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with a project to repair New York's Pier 86, the principal location of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, the Department of Justice announced.{5d15e4cc-6891-7663-53fa-655cfe69b1d}Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:56:51 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234118.htmCincinnati packaged-ice manufacturer pleaded guilty to allocating packaged-ice customers and territories, the Department of Justice announced today.{5e5ce9c-8182-9448-aca0-7f4041e7953b}Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:59:18 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234046.htmThe former president of a licensed freight forwarding company in Florida pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud in connection with kickbacks he paid to an employee of a manufacturing firm, the Department of Justice announced today.{6c7e6104-289c-9be9-3132-844687846355}Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:59:04 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/234008.htmJAMES P. ROBINSON, 43, of Atlanta, Georgia, was charged today in a Criminal Information with two counts of income tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud against Home Depot, relating to a kickback scheme involving overseas vendors.{608393c5-61cf-dc89-5c1f-f5e9f919006}Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:01:19 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/233966.htmThomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, issued the following statement today regarding the sentencing of Peter Whittle, Bryan Allison and David Brammar in the United Kingdom Crown Court: {50de4db5-47ee-3a51-49fe-77c83d127d8}Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:51:58 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/233921.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will require Verizon Communications Corp. (Verizon) to divest assets in six geographic areas in Vermont, New York and Washington in order to proceed with its $2.7 billion acquisition of Rural Cellular Corp. (RCC), which does business under the Unicel name. The Department said that the transaction as originally proposed would have substantially lessened competition to the detriment of consumers of mobile wireless telecommunications services in those areas, potentially resulting in higher prices, lower quality and reduced network investments. {4c10d834-3486-5ccf-65f6-5705eab83dae}Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:44:30 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/233920.htmA retired colonel in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty today for her role in a scheme aimed at influencing the award of a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contract at Camp Victory, Iraq in 2004 and 2005, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Thomas O. Barnett and Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich announced today. {2d073dff-6a53-a68c-c7c9-5a0db8c57f6}Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:21:22 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/233850.htmA federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today, charging a former New York City engineer with participating in a conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with plastic marine pilings orders on a city construction project, the Department of Justice announced. Plastic marine pilings are reinforced synthetic pilings, resembling telephone poles, used as substitutes for traditional wood timber pilings in port and pier construction projects and other marine applications. {39b6e2f-5f1c-38eb-5588-476b3b82a01}Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:45:21 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/233845.htmThe Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today after the Division announced the closing of its investigation of the proposed joint venture between SABMiller plc (Miller) and Molson Coors Brewing Company (Coors), under which the companies will combine their beer operations in the United States and Puerto Rico.{b4d79655-b9db-238f-cf1a-43684b351a39}Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:25:47 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/233784.htmA Maryland tax lien agent has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $750,000 criminal fine for conspiring to rig bids at tax lien auctions in several Maryland counties, the Department of Justice announced today. {942850f-a702-eddb-e7b2-26a41431707e}Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:11:44 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/233774.htmA defense contractor, Raman International Inc. (Raman), pleaded guilty today for its role in a bribery scheme aimed at influencing the award of U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracts at Camp Victory, Iraq, the Department of Justice announced today.{b446ff28-ec87-152e-26e7-c3d5b6fdae12}Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:58:21 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/233664.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will require Cengage Learning Inc. (Cengage) to divest assets related to textbooks and educational materials used in 14 college level courses in order to proceed with Cengage's proposed $750 million acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company's College Division (HM College).{39548b72-49e5-61c4-c88b-bde9400bf711}Wed, 28 May 2008 21:27:10 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/233605.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a proposed settlement with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) that requires NAR to allow Internet-based residential real estate brokers to compete with traditional brokers. The Department said the settlement will enhance competition in the real estate brokerage industry, resulting in more choice, better service, and lower commission rates for consumers. NAR has agreed to be bound by a 10-year settlement to ensure that it continues to abide by the requirements of the agreement.{bff0a439-61c4-c6d-2c2c-8a55a8418cb1}Tue, 27 May 2008 18:32:22 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/233208.htmA former contract employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a dirt, sand and gravel subcontractor were both indicted in connection with a $16 million hurricane protection project for the reconstruction of the Lake Cataouatche Levee, south of New Orleans, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.{50e8bd05-211b-36b6-1bc-b911b79b10ae}Thu, 15 May 2008 19:22:00 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232985.htmA U.S. Department of Defense civilian employee working at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City, Kuwait, was arrested and charged with filing a false federal tax return for the 2005 tax year, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Alice S. Fisher and Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Thomas O. Barnett announced today.{347366cd-3c72-ccae-a832-3911772a7cb3}Tue, 13 May 2008 18:48:51 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232954.htmThe former highest-ranking Qantas Airways Limited cargo executive employed in the United States has agreed to plead guilty, serve 8 months in jail, and pay a criminal fine for participating in a conspiracy to fix rates for international air cargo shipments, the Department of Justice announced today.{2b8d104c-f8ad-ffb0-1bae-654a762b115}Tue, 13 May 2008 18:48:56 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232802.htmThe Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today filed a lawsuit against the Consolidated Multiple Listing Service (CMLS) of Columbia, S.C., challenging its rules that unreasonably restrict competition among real estate brokers. The Department said that CMLS’s rules have caused consumers buying or selling homes in the Columbia, S.C. area to pay more for real estate brokerage services.{a14635d0-a829-fefc-a51e-4bbf603b59b5}Fri, 02 May 2008 21:28:10 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232709.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will require Regal Cinemas Inc. (Regal) and Consolidated Theatres Holding GP (Consolidated) to divest movie theater assets in three North Carolina metropolitan areas in order to proceed with their proposed $210 million merger.{41552d57-e0a6-963-1693-3158468d7324}Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:14:10 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232575.htmThe former owner of three Kansas computer service companies and a family member were indicted for participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced today.{deb44d8d-8a58-908b-43b2-75c23f2debb5}Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:18:08 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232526.htmCo-owners of a New Jersey-based computer service provider have agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced today. {bdc5c82-cfc6-194b-7c85-434bb77f7806}Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:39:49 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232525.htm The Department of Justice announced today that the former senior vice president of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS), Andrew Bodnar, was indicted for his role in lying to the federal government about a patent deal involving the popular blood-thinning drug, Plavix, used by heart attack, stroke and other patients. The Department said that the alleged illegal actions of Bodnar related to the possible introduction of a generic drug that would compete with Plavix.{e341f8de-8789-dfce-cc15-25b525334ed7}Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:07:45 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232418.htmAn indictment by a federal grand jury in San Francisco was unsealed today against a Canadian night vision goggles manufacturing firm and two of its executives for their role in a scheme to defraud the U.S. military in the supply of equipment for the Iraqi army, the Department of Justice announced.{e357ec16-5be8-7b5a-83da-e5ba33924e28}Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:52:53 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232335.htmA former employee of a Long Island, N.Y., defense contractor pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to rig bids on military contracts for Navy straps that are used to secure munitions and other supplies, the Department of Justice announced today.{deacc8fa-ea22-57f9-95f6-56561a2491c2}Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:59:26 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232332.htmA former U.S. executive of Manuli Rubber Industries SpA, a Milan, Italy-based marine hose manufacturer, has agreed to plead guilty and serve jail time for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares of marine hose in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.{bf6d9dc1-4453-2cf3-2859-6e8f3d2b7871}Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:46:54 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232260.htmAt the seventh annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Kyoto, Japan, the ICN adopted new Recommended Practices to improve merger analysis and assessment of unilateral conduct, the Department of Justice announced today. The Cartel Working Group issued a report stressing the importance of effective cartel settlement systems.{57823b53-c434-63c-adeb-437258444377}Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:35:01 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232257.htmTokyo-based Japan Airlines International Co. Ltd. (JAL) has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $110 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix rates for international cargo shipments, the Department of Justice announced today.{4c1cf7a4-f3fd-4677-6790-180693fb45d5}Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:26:34 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232127.htmA Pennsylvania general contractor for residential and commercial buildings pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) for his role in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks to a former senior purchasing official at NYPH.{f146d7ea-3c96-9685-b319-7f5bace88e33}Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:33:07 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232116.htmThe Department of Justice announced today it will not challenge a proposal by the Media Ratings Council (MRC) relating to the auditing and accrediting of products that measure the size and demographics of an audience.{686f197c-6308-1886-5015-5a0eb78f5a47}Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:20:59 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232076.htmAssistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett will participate in the seventh annual International Competition Network (ICN) Conference in Kyoto, Japan, April 14–16, 2008, when senior government antitrust officials, private sector antitrust experts from around the world, and representatives from intergovernmental organizations will discuss competition issues.{c158e5b5-ed24-2c24-11f2-3c35d55ba382}Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:26:01 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232068.htmThe Department of Justice Antitrust Division today released the 2002 through 2007 Supplement to the "Digest of Business Reviews."{b1cc4908-ae2d-358c-668f-cb9c3fd9221}Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:18:28 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/232054.htmA U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contractor from Baltimore pleaded guilty today to conspiring to steal competitive information concerning contracts to supply fuel to DOD aircraft at locations worldwide, the Department of Justice announced.{62975b7a-df7-3344-2e95-76724ca45257}Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:36:43 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/231769.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that the Montana Board of Realty Regulation has voted to repeal a rule forbidding real estate brokers from offering rebates and other incentives to their customers. The Board took this action in response to an investigation by the Department’s Antitrust Division. The Department said that the rule change will benefit consumers seeking real estate services in Montana by removing a key impediment to competition between real estate brokers.{da06427a-515b-3737-900d-c1478499f115}Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:33:10 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/231569.htmA Long Island, N.Y. defense firm pleaded guilty and has agreed to pay a $275,000 criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to rig bids on U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracts for military tiedown equipment and cargo securing systems, the Department of Justice announced today. {357a1b2a-145-69bc-485-2d0367e5c6c9}Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:27:38 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/231467.htmThe Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today after announcing the closing of its investigation into the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.{a0d7100f-7e-a687-a517-3d043ea5df88}Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:28:53 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/231305.htmA former education consultant from California was sentenced to serve 7 1/2 years in prison for rigging bids and defrauding the E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced.{cef5eb92-37fe-a533-1d6c-562894cdb5b0}Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:35:04 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/230855.htmAn Arizona commercial refrigeration company and one of its executives pleaded guilty today for their role in a conspiracy to rig bids on contracts for the installation of commercial refrigeration equipment in Safeway Inc. grocery stores in the Phoenix metropolitan area, the Department of Justice announced.{ef10be28-b47-5fe4-4eaa-35a2b5f85991}Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:59:35 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/230790.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will require Altivity Packaging LLC (Altivity) and Graphic Packaging International Inc. (Graphic) to divest two paperboard mills—one in Indiana and the other in Pennsylvania—in order to proceed with their proposed $1.75 billion merger.{f5d832e2-561a-46b6-4ead-1ee223997d2a}Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:31:53 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/230740.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement that will require Cookson Group plc and Foseco plc to divest Foseco's U.S. carbon bonded ceramic (CBC) business in order to proceed with Cookson's proposed $1 billion acquisition of Foseco{c6546a3-dafe-928b-3ce1-a58938e3a242}Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:35:26 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/230445.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will require UnitedHealth Group Inc. (United) and Sierra Health Services Inc. (Sierra) to divest assets relating to United's Medicare Advantage business in the Las Vegas area in order to proceed with United's acquisition of Sierra.{a7e8ced-a21f-e756-59cc-56a85da0507d}Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:25:42 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/230250.htmThe Department of Justice said today that it will require The Thomson Corporation (Thomson) to sell financial data and related assets in three markets for financial data in order to proceed with Thomson's proposed $17 billion acquisition of Reuters Group PLC (Reuters).{246f667a-d088-96a1-7b60-2c3dc48d78}Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:22:41 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/230124.htmThe Department of Justice said today that it will require Clear Channel, the largest operator of radio stations in the United States, to divest radio stations in four cities in order for a group of private equity investors led by Bain Capital (Bain) and Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) to proceed with their acquisition of a controlling interest in Clear Channel. {5e44e38f-4ed6-13f-5e8-c51e7297be6c}Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:44:29 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/229971.htmThe Department of Justice issued the following statement regarding public comments submitted in response to a request of the U.S. Department of the Treasury for comments on the Regulatory Structure Associated with Financial Institutions.{1f859d4-a181-7017-2e2b-73cdb747e9d6}Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:22:27 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/229926.htmA federal grand jury in Cleveland indicted a scrap metal dealer and its owner for conspiring to allocate scrap metal suppliers in Northeast Ohio, the Department of Justice announced today.{83b49471-3ab1-e4c5-2abe-9fa63c3fcce9}Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:56:51 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/229711.htmThe Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that they will host a joint workshop entitled, "2008 International Technical Assistance Workshop: Charting the Future Course of International Technical Assistance at the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission."{a048d61d-6cfb-9970-43e7-8b697627fdb6}Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:09:34 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/229663.htmA federal grand jury in Oklahoma City returned an indictment against a U.S. Department of Defense contractor and one of its former managers for conspiring to bribe a military contracting officer in Iraq, the Department of Justice announced today.{8f8c5fcb-b30a-14ca-7afa-b3f9caa4dc28}Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:36:12 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/229550.htmThe Department of Justice said today that it will require Pearson Plc to divest assets relating to three clinical testing markets in order to proceed with Pearson's proposed $950 million acquisition of Harcourt Assessment. {3fe44cc5-d763-56db-c88a-b4857b87ddf0}Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:40:48 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/229467.htmThomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department's Antitrust Division, today announced that James J. O'Connell Jr. has been appointed to serve as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General in charge of International, Policy and Appellate matters for the Division.{a2b3747-1a7f-9e1e-2310-259ad6228d20}Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:33:45 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/229041.htmTwo Department of Defense contractors were arrested in New York City on Jan. 6, 2008, and charged with conspiring to steal information relating to U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracts to supply fuel to DOD aircraft worldwide, the Department of Justice announced today. Two contractor firms and a third individual are also charged with participating in the conspiracies. {9deb71ee-2e89-be99-4c89-dfee5b2b4dc8}Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:35:43 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/228823.htmA German national was indicted by a federal grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares for sales of marine hose, in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.{9a4e902b-5161-a640-6d51-b03019a53d34}Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:33:33 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/228788.htmThe Department of Justice issued the following statement today regarding whether or not the Department will appeal the decision by the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia dismissing the indictment in U.S. v. Stolt-Nielsen S.A. et al: "The Department of Justice has determined that it will not appeal the dismissal of the indictment in U.S. v. Stolt-Nielsen S.A. et al." {fa71b642-3d4f-5377-d020-f8ee2a97759c}Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:31:10 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/228727.htmValueAct Capital Partners L.P. will pay $1.1 million to settle charges that it violated premerger reporting requirements, the Department of Justice announced today. {75794bf4-37c0-4054-e335-cd64a89aab05}Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:12:06 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/228708.htmThe former president and co-owner of Domecq Importers Inc. of Larchmont, N.Y., and Old Greenwich, Conn., was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison for conspiring to commit tax fraud and to defraud Allied Domecq PLC, the Department of Justice announced today.{c07185ba-7460-e97f-109f-5af9339cd98d}Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:00:55 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/228561.htmAn independent consultant and two executives of Dunlop Oil & Marine Ltd., a manufacturer of marine hose located in Grimsby, United Kingdom, pleaded guilty today and have agreed to serve record-setting prison sentences for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices, and allocate market shares of marine hose sold in the United States, the Department of Justice announced.{e3c26dd6-bbdd-fc66-5c04-49e7d5fc5e1}Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:59 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/228330.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement requiring CommScope Inc. (CommScope) and Andrew Corporation (Andrew) to divest Andrew's minority interest in Andes Industries Inc. (Andes), in order to proceed with CommScope's $2.6 billion acquisition of Andrew. {f6181d10-f317-97d2-a1b7-3ffc2ae1979}Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:43:48 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/228324.htmTwo Florida homeland security vendor employees were arrested today in Orlando, Fla. for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud their respective employers relating to contracts let by the U.S. Virgin Islands government for the purchase of emergency vehicles and other equipment, the Department of Justice announced. {a86e7e55-c59a-fdf0-5338-67423a28f6fc}Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:22:08 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/228167.htmAn independent consultant and two executives of Dunlop Oil & Marine Ltd., a manufacturer of marine hose located in Grimsby, United Kingdom, were charged today with participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares of marine hose sold in the United States, announced the Department of Justice.{6e8c5f19-b42c-5cc-bc9d-bca454ff1933}Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:48:26 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/228160.htmALLTEL Corporation has agreed to pay $1.325 million as part of a civil settlement with the Department of Justice and the state of Minnesota that resolves ALLTEL's alleged violations of two court orders entered in connection with ALLTEL's acquisition of Midwest Wireless Holdings LLC.{8ba0b228-8982-fdc1-c526-5425b0c42a42}Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:47:47 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/228102.htmA central Florida metal sling manufacturer pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $150,000 criminal fine today for its role in a conspiracy to rig bids on U.S. Navy contracts for metal sling hoist assemblies, used to transport items such as bombs and other munitions, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. {47ec32c2-b078-cc8c-ffc2-ce3970a5e7f}Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:03:25 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/227988.htmAustralian-based Qantas Airways Limited has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $61 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix rates for international air cargo shipments, the Department of Justice announced today.{d789568b-fe3a-2d6c-d876-ab02cbb0e8dc}Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:36:20 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/227959.htmCal Dive International Inc. and its parent company Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (collectively Cal Dive) have agreed to pay $2 million as part of a civil settlement with the Department of Justice that resolves Cal Dive's alleged violations of a 2005 consent decree.{7e519e3-18a4-c2c3-cff0-cc8ab5827598}Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:45:57 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/227841.htmThe former president and owner of ATE Tel Solutions Inc., which does business as ATE Telecom Solutions Inc. (ATE Tel), was sentenced to serve three years in prison following his conviction for his involvement in a scheme to defraud the federal E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced today.{9648e55f-3ea3-b7d9-e6e7-d6c162219e6}Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:05:46 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/227631.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement that will require Vulcan Materials Company and Florida Rock Industries Inc. to divest eight quarries that produce coarse aggregate in Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia and one distribution yard in Virginia in order to proceed with their proposed $4.6 billion merger. The Department said that, without the divestitures, the proposed acquisition likely would result in higher prices for purchasers of coarse aggregate in certain areas served by the quarries to be divested.{e014fe2d-37c-9854-54cf-ce37635538ef}Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:22:59 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/227483.htmMister A.C. Ltd. (Mister A.C.), a Rockville Center, N.Y. heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) services company and its owner pleaded guilty today to conspiring to rig bids on HVAC services provided to New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH), the Department of Justice announced today.{cf7b79a5-8518-b9b0-fc29-c75735b23140}Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:18:25 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/227435.htmTwo executives of Trelleborg Industrie S.A.S., a manufacturer of marine hose located in Clermont-Ferrand, France, agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares of marine hose in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.{9cfb8ded-3a97-64fa-2976-2b979cae50e2}Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:54:06 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/227232.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement requiring AT&T Inc. (AT&T) to divest assets to address competition concerns in seven markets in Kentucky, Oklahoma, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Texas, including rights to the "Cellular One" brand in order to proceed with its $2.8 billion acquisition of Dobson Communications Corporation (Dobson). {357d55d0-5014-d4b2-5a14-87a0f894c7a2}Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:06:47 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/227168.htmThe Department of Justice's Antitrust Division announced today that it has closed its investigation of The Hearst Corporation's proposed acquisition of a newly created "tracking stock" of MediaNews Group Inc. (MNG). The acquisition, which was revised in response to antitrust concerns raised by the Department, would give Hearst approximately a 30 percent equity stake in MNG's newspaper businesses outside of the San Francisco Bay Area (Bay Area). {9cbbef25-489-82c3-f600-86bc78ecc32f}Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:16:17 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/227085.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it will require two of the nation's largest newsprint manufacturers – Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and Bowater Inc.– to divest a newsprint mill in Arizona in order to proceed with their proposed $1.6 billion transaction. The Department said that the merger, as originally proposed, would have substantially lessened competition in the production and sale of newsprint in North America.{8575559e-8f8f-2888-405e-a6284df8294b}Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:06:35 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/226872.htmAn Oregon-based freight forwarder pleaded guilty to rigging bids and allocating shipments for its role in a conspiracy involving its participation in the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) program for shipping the household goods of military and civilian DOD personnel between the United States and foreign countries, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.{11f39ebf-489b-272-1bb7-66248bc2c14c}Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:53:09 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/226837.htmThe Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island Inc. (HHMLS) that requires the group to change its membership rules so that low-priced and innovative real estate brokers can compete in the Hilton Head area. {d607e2d0-3ad-79e4-d323-7810961e9d10}Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:19:34 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/226778.htmIconix Brand Group has agreed to pay $550,000 to settle charges that the company failed to produce certain documents before buying Rocawear, an acquisition requiring pre-merger review, the Department of Justice announced today.{68ad247-db74-a42a-a8e8-c2aeca1e98bd}Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:54:07 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/226749.htmThe Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today announced that it will host a symposium entitled, "Voice, Video and Broadband: The Changing Competitive Landscape and Its Impact on Consumers." The symposium, which will be held on Nov. 29, 2007, will address the current state of competition and likely future developments in providing voice, video and broadband services to consumers. {555c67f-f704-77c3-503b-ff6a9157fd51}Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:40:17 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/226685.htmThe Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice launched a new Web site today to educate consumers and policymakers about the potential benefits that competition can bring to consumers of real estate brokerage services and the barriers that inhibit that competition. {b3734598-d3d8-f287-8e20-7a1a95b511ea}Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:50:07 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/226659.htmA former homeland security equipment sales representative of Pittsburgh-based Fisher Scientific International LLC (Fisher Scientific) is charged with participating in a conspiracy to defraud his former employer, the Department of Justice announced today. {3f0bc7c2-d273-ec0a-7958-f572b6e75cca}Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:03:44 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/226377.htmIn order to resolve antitrust concerns, FirstGroup plc will sell off a large school bus contract and associated assets in Alaska in order to proceed with its acquisition of Laidlaw International Inc., the Department of Justice announced today.{169ee6a1-fa61-c86a-e155-1c3e506c203c}Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:47:38 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/226162.htmThe president and owner of Jacobi Industries Inc., a Medford, N.Y. company, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to rig bids on U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracts for military tiedown equipment and cargo securing systems, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.{e4d77f64-981c-fdf2-3b16-e7282ef3dc1a}Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:47:45 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/226070.htmThomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General for the Department's Antitrust Division, issued the following statement today after the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (CFI) issued its decision today affirming the substance of the European Commission's (EC) March 2004 decision against Microsoft{2c953d16-4681-1ac6-23fd-79799b188000}Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:20:37 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/226063.htmA federal jury in San Francisco today convicted a former sales representative in California for her role in schemes to defraud the federal E-Rate program, announced the Department of Justice. {4f69f8a4-7659-7ce6-1a02-f1614c1781b}Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:55:48 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/226016.htmA federal grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. returned an indictment charging two individuals with participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares for sales of marine hose used to transport oil, the Department of Justice announced today.{f4da1431-b236-ba75-e152-9f739b3fa05}Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:47:01 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/225782.htmThe Department of Justice cautioned against imposing regulations that could hamper the development of the Internet and related services in response to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Inquiry regarding broadband practices.{13548249-7cc1-e259-9958-ffb76961d396}Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:12:38 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/225657.htmThe Department of Justice said today that competition and consumers have benefitted from the final judgements entered because of the Department's antitrust enforcement efforts against Microsoft. {11818b88-ba8d-e71d-1486-6a304e886db}Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:41:23 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/225437.htmThe U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today accepted the Department of Justice's plea agreements with British Airways Plc and Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. that had been announced on August 1, 2007. {a103858d-9232-2331-f655-c1d8447816d}Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:38:13 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/225431.htmA former contract employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to plead guilty to bribery in connection with a $16 million hurricane protection project for the reconstruction of the Lake Cataouatche Levee, south of New Orleans, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. {301acacb-7df2-d422-e481-785b41ca745}Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:30:53 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/225415.htmA major in the U.S. Army, his wife and his sister have been indicted on bribery, conspiracy, money laundering, and obstruction charges arising out of the major’s service as an Army contracting officer in Kuwait in 2004 and 2005, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett of the Antitrust Division announced today.{97a25972-ac78-7721-4556-13ebc3c39597}Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:08:10 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/225229.htmA federal grand jury in Phoenix returned an indictment charging a commercial refrigeration company and its co-owner with participating in a conspiracy to rig bids on contracts for the installation of commercial refrigeration equipment in Safeway Inc. grocery stores in the Phoenix metropolitan area, the Department of Justice announced today. {3af2bb98-90fc-6a40-c1eb-69127b24358}Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:58:29 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/225061.htmThe vice president of a Virginia marine products company has agreed to plead guilty, serve prison time and pay a criminal fine for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and allocate customers with respect to marine products purchased by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other public and private entities, the Department of Justice announced today. {7ca24ade-217a-2e0-5748-cfd389346c59}Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:03:14 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/225052.htmThe Department of Justice today announced that it has asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to appoint a trustee to sell Mittal Steel Company N.V.'s Sparrows Point facility located near Baltimore in light of Mittal's failure to complete such a sale prior to the deadline imposed by the consent decree entered by the court. {ffcd82c3-9769-5d57-5580-53f5ab448fc3}Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:18:13 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/224752.htmA third individual was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering arising from a scheme involving bribery, conspiracy and money laundering related to Department of Defense contracts in Iraq and Kuwait, announced Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett of the Antitrust Division.{76b51e6-a258-d210-d44f-2377efdcb45e}Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:35:44 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/224694.htmA major in the U.S. Army has been charged with bribery, money laundering and conspiracy arising out of his service as an Army contracting officer in Kuwait in 2004 and 2005, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett of the Antitrust Division announced today. {a449d42b-97f0-d991-8ab5-1034856cb79e}Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:19:00 GMThttp://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2007/224386.htmA former executive of a Long Island, N.Y., defense company pleaded guilty and has agreed to serve 10 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids on military contracts for products that are used to secure cargo on vehicles, vessels and aircraft, and for soliciting a kickback in connection with those contracts, the Department of Justice announced today. {fa849a6-9f83-35a4-b6cf-cd495134460}Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:20:41 GMT