Easy Feed Editor Antitrust Division: Press Releases Press releases issued by the Antitrust Division. http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/index.html en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:21:04 GMT Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/298712.htm e17144f0-3e9f-4347-8a58-cc6d6a33f148 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:21:03 GMT Two DENSO Corporation Executives Agree to Plead Guilty for Price Fixing and Bid Rigging on Auto Parts Installed in U.S. Cars Two DENSO Corp. executives – Yuji Suzuki and Hiroshi Watanabe – have agreed to plead guilty for their roles in international conspiracies to fix prices and rig bids of certain automotive components installed in U.S. cars, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/297030.htm 17346054-b89b-4d01-966b-b54e10de8617 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:26:01 GMT Two Alabama Real Estate Investors and Their Company Sentenced for Their Roles in Bid-Rigging and Mail Fraud Conspiracies Involving Real Estate Purchased at Public Foreclosure Auctions Two Alabama real estate investors and their company were sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in Mobile, for their participation in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in southern Alabama, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/297007.htm bcb20713-09b7-4f64-9560-141719db41ef Mon, 20 May 2013 23:57:59 GMT Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Cinemark Holdings, Inc. and Rave Holdings LLC Movie Theaters The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Cinemark Holdings Inc. and Rave Holdings LLC (Rave Cinemas) that requires Cinemark to divest movie theaters in Kentucky, New Jersey and Texas, in order to proceed with its $220 million acquisition of Rave Cinemas movie theaters.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/296995.htm 2d1f9bb9-7404-4333-b7bf-94bbc9f7b847 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:31:23 GMT Northern California Real Estate Investor Indicted on Additional Charge A federal grand jury in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento today returned a superseding indictment charging Andrew B. Katakis, of Danville, Calif., with obstruction of justice related to a federal investigation into conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County, Calif., the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/296523.htm 97cf276c-359e-4bc3-8680-0425c8f7905f Wed, 08 May 2013 22:02:09 GMT Au Optronics Corporation Executive Sentenced for Role in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy An executive of AU Optronics Corp., a Taiwan-based liquid crystal display (LCD) producer, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in San Francisco for his participation in a worldwide thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) price-fixing conspiracy.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/296336.htm c97b054f-b21c-488a-bd20-5549817a0af2 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:34:52 GMT International Competition Network Advances Convergence Through Initiatives on Enforcement Cooperation and Investigative Process The International Competition Network (ICN) advanced convergence through important initiatives on international enforcement cooperation and investigative processes in competition cases, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/296310.htm bde89f7e-d4e8-4ede-957f-e5f0837d60a1 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:24:39 GMT New Jersey Investor Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions A financial investor who purchased municipal tax liens pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale of tax liens auctioned by municipalities in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/296272.htm 9c46e9e5-83a7-4711-9e59-9ee06a0859cd Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:41:16 GMT Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Anheuser-Busch InBev and Grupo Modelo in Beer Case The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (ABI) and Grupo Modelo S.A.B. de C.V. that requires the companies to divest Modelo’s entire U.S. business – including licenses of Modelo brand beers, its most advanced brewery, Piedras Negras, its interest in Crown Imports LLC and other assets – to Constellation Brands Inc., in order to go forward with their merger. 

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/296018.htm df1d58d5-20bd-48df-9d24-d5b9c712dd2f Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:03:09 GMT Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/295842.htm 18b1b264-557d-43ad-86c2-affeb784c575 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:15:33 GMT Statement of Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer on Changes to Antitrust Division's Carve-Out Practice Regarding Corporate Plea Agreements Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer in charge of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued a statement today on changes to the division’s carve-out practice regarding corporate plea agreements.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/295747.htm ca3c5456-409a-4b89-84bd-0f0c5a81cd51 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:42:22 GMT Antitrust Division Issues 2013 Edition of Its Annual Newsletter The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today issued the 2013 edition of its annual newsletter on its website. The newsletter includes a message from Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer which focuses on the need to protect and promote competition in industries that directly affect the day-to-day lives of consumers, as well as articles about the Antitrust Division’s civil and criminal enforcement actions, international cooperation efforts and competition advocacy.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/295737.htm 31d8a1e2-e782-415b-9988-2e6712653335 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:19:47 GMT Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Accountable Care Organization Working Group Issues Summary of Activities The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a joint summary of the activities of the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Working Group, which took place between October 2011 and March 31, 2013.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/295628.htm af5e4bee-9ed7-4f81-927e-40b5b213d6df Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:37:39 GMT Justice Department Challenges Joint Contracting on Behalf of South Dakota Chiropractors The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Chiropractic Associates Ltd. of South Dakota (CASD), an association comprising approximately 80 percent of all practicing chiropractors in South Dakota.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/295564.htm cd1eef2d-9033-4118-a071-defda02f557f Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:10:49 GMT Justice Department Requires Divestiture in Merger of Ecolab Inc. and Permian Mud Service Inc. The Department of Justice today announced that it has reached a settlement that will require Ecolab Inc. and Permian Mud Service Inc. to divest assets used by Permian’s subsidiary, Champion Technologies Inc., to provide production chemical management services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in order to proceed with their proposed merger.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/295543.htm de12f5eb-cc07-49af-a333-9653759ce7ca Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:52:39 GMT Justice Department Issues Business Review Letter to Intellectual Property Exchange International The Department of Justice today declined to state its enforcement intentions regarding the implementation of a proposal submitted by IPXI Holdings LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiary Intellectual Property Exchange International Inc. (IPXI) to develop an exchange for the trading of unit license rights (ULRs) to sets of patents. 

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/295147.htm 0a48e40d-a661-4f6e-acbf-e1a9a638dcce Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:22:00 GMT Justice Department Files Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Lawsuit Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan After Michigan Passes Law to Prohibit Health Insurers from Using Most Favored Nation Clauses in Provider Contracts The Department of Justice today filed a motion to dismiss its antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) after the state of Michigan passed a law that prohibits health insurers from using most favored nation clauses (MFN) in contracts with health care providers.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/295114.htm 5a2e6da1-ba84-4b85-98e0-6f7c93bdd573 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:41:57 GMT Former Shipping Executive Indicted for Role in Price-Fixing Conspiracy Involving Coastal Freight Services Between the Continental United States and Puerto Rico A federal grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has returned an indictment against Thomas Farmer, a former executive of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Crowley Liner Services, for participating in a conspiracy to fix rates and surcharges for freight transported by water between the continental United States and Puerto Rico, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/294992.htm 69fef991-a7fe-48e6-a8ce-3b8c0d896124 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:24:52 GMT Department of Justice Antitrust Division Statement on the Closing of Its Investigation of the T-Mobile / MetroPCS Merger The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division issued the following statement today in connection with the closing of its investigation into the proposed transaction that would combine T-Mobile USA Inc. and MetroPCS Communications Inc.: After a thorough review of the proposed transaction, the Antitrust Division has determined that the combination of T-Mobile and MetroPCS is unlikely to harm consumers or substantially lessen competition and has closed its investigation.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/294555.htm 9bcdb0f8-aa4e-4a8a-9f83-181cfccf3501 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:07:29 GMT Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Extend Public Comment Period for Patent Assertion Entity Workshop The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that the deadline for submitting written comments on their recent Patent Assertion Entity Activities Workshop has been extended from March 10, 2013 to April 5, 2013.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/294459.htm 29cfc0c7-b2de-418b-ab26-5fee34f4e723 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:10:38 GMT Two Japanese Freight Forwarding Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Criminal Price-Fixing Charges Two Japanese air freight forwarding companies have agreed to plead guilty and to pay criminal fines totaling $18.9 million for their roles in a conspiracy to fix certain fees in connection with the provision of air freight forwarding services for air cargo shipments from Japan to the United States, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/294436.htm 6b027116-dccd-47eb-b9b8-840252bbf9b5 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:49:18 GMT Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/294391.htm 6547559d-8573-4c94-9235-0cd763b4b674 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:34:08 GMT Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Macmillan In E-Books Case The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business as Macmillan, and will continue to litigate against Apple Inc. for conspiring with Macmillan and four of the other largest U.S. book publishers to raise e-book prices to consumers.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/292578.htm fc712c4c-b6a5-4d35-8f31-93f03ff575c9 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:10:35 GMT RBS Securities Japan Limited Agrees to Plead Guilty in Connection with Long-Running Manipulation of LIBOR Benchmark Interest Rates RBS Securities Japan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS), has agreed to plead guilty to felony wire fraud and admit its role in manipulating the Japanese Yen London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a leading benchmark used in financial products and transactions around the world, Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Scott D. Hammond of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and Special Agent in Charge Timothy A. Gallagher of the FBI’s Washington Field Office Criminal Division announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/292421.htm 755e72d5-b1a0-46b6-aac9-79efefa0e2c2 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:29:06 GMT Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/292375.htm 21c39ab2-000c-470f-9a0c-cca879ca9713 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:57:41 GMT Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging Anheuser-Busch InBev's Proposed Acquisition of Grupo Modelo The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today challenging Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (ABI) proposed acquisition of total ownership and control of Grupo Modelo.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/292096.htm bf038986-fccf-4da9-8cea-0ccc81448584 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:49:55 GMT Former Executive Convicted for Role in Price-Fixing Conspiracy Involving Coastal Freight Services Between the Continental United States and Puerto Rico Following a two-week trial, a federal jury in Puerto Rico today convicted a former executive of a Florida-based coastal water freight transportation company for his participation in a conspiracy to fix rates and surcharges for water transportation of freight between the continental United States and Puerto Rico, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/291962.htm ac4d2823-662e-4027-a9cd-d4e63d26c570 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:06:01 GMT Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed New York Hospital Association Gainsharing Program The Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge a proposal by the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) to offer a gainsharing program to member hospitals in New York.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/291449.htm 75f52481-0538-4562-af48-79a89acf3ab9 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:57:35 GMT Justice Department Challenges Joint Contracting on Behalf of Oklahoma Chiropractors The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement that will require the Oklahoma State Chiropractic Independent Physicians Association (OSCIPA) and its executive director to stop jointly determining prices and negotiating contracts with insurers on behalf of competing chiropractors in Oklahoma.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/291211.htm dd2b826d-a9d3-497e-82d6-aebf6b392630 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:14:49 GMT Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Bazaarvoice Inc. Regarding the Company's Acquisition of PowerReviews Inc. The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against Bazaarvoice Inc. challenging the company’s June 2012 acquisition of PowerReviews Inc. 

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/291185.htm 677aeded-c58d-434c-a4e5-0abde01b084b Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:32:23 GMT Former Financial Services Broker Sentenced to Serve 18 Months in Prison for Role in Conspiracies Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds A former financial services broker was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, for his participation in conspiracies related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/290872.htm 326da2ca-3245-4c7d-924e-01cb6eb31304 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:40:35 GMT Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed Joint Venture Between Flight Support Service Operators at Connecticut Airport The Department of Justice today announced that it will not challenge a proposal by Columbia Fuel Services Inc. and Lanmar Aviation Inc., the only providers of flight support services at the Groton-New London Airport, in Groton, Conn., to combine their fuel and hangar resources into a newly formed joint venture, Mystic Jet Center.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2013/290867.htm 03a1bb24-d8f9-44d1-81dd-024ca5047066 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:45:04 GMT Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Bill Baer as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Attorney General Eric Holder today welcomed the confirmation of Bill Baer as the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/290744.htm 96f8c927-8293-47d0-b70b-22f71b5e911c Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:26:14 GMT Department of Justice Will Not challenge Stars Alliance LLC's Joint Procurement Proposal The Department of Justice today announced that it will not challenge a proposal by seven nuclear power plant operators to share resources and coordinate best practices and other operational activities through a proposed venture to be named the STARS Alliance LLC.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/290490.htm 4ce674e8-deb0-429e-99f8-ad291e61454f Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:43:27 GMT UBS Securities Japan Co. Ltd. to Plead Guilty to Felony Wire Fraud for Long-Running Manipulation of Libor Benchmark Interest Rates UBS Securities Japan Co. Ltd. (UBS Japan), an investment bank, financial advisory securities firm and wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS AG, has agreed to plead guilty to felony wire fraud and admit its role in manipulating the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a leading benchmark used in financial products and transactions around the world, Attorney General Eric Holder announced today. 

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/290478.htm 779fc451-7f9b-4a88-9b7b-fa48b22123ec Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:53:17 GMT New Jersey Company Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions A New Jersey company in the business of receiving the assignment of municipal tax liens pleaded guilty today for its role in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale of tax liens auctioned by municipalities in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/290452.htm 464a70c3-5d94-4886-8ae8-e59a07f08021 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:13:24 GMT Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc. in e-Books Case The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc.–one of the largest book publishers in the United States–and will continue to litigate against Apple Inc. and Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business as Macmillan, for conspiring to raise e-book prices to consumers.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/290409.htm adff9ace-4619-49d8-9bfe-237efd34b937 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:59:52 GMT AU Optronics Corporation Executive Convicted for Role in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy Following a three-week trial, a federal jury in San Francisco today convicted an executive of the largest Taiwan liquid crystal display (LCD) producer for his participation in a worldwide conspiracy to fix the prices of thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels sold worldwide, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/290399.htm f128a88d-1860-4965-aa46-d42231c51ac9 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:18:38 GMT Two Alabama Real Estate Investors and Their Company Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions Two Alabama real estate investors and their company pleaded guilty today for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in southern Alabama, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/290188.htm 1d0bc120-4a9a-44cb-ae74-d82bd7d8b121 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:28:39 GMT Justice Department and New York Attorney General File Antitrust Lawsuit Against New York City Tour Bus Joint Venture of Coach USA and City Sights The Department of Justice and New York State Attorney General filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against a tour bus joint venture formed by Coach USA Inc. and City Sights LLC alleging that the joint venture, known as Twin America LLC, has resulted in higher prices for hop-on, hop-off bus tours in New York City.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/290136.htm da92539f-febb-4c21-b6c9-ea8ed1f8d7a1 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:24:32 GMT Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission to Hold Workshop on Patent Assertion Entity Activities The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that they will hold a joint public workshop on Dec. 10, 2012, to explore the impact of patent assertion entity (PAE) activities on innovation and competition and the implications for antitrust enforcement and policy.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/289873.htm 71ace369-c2ef-4c12-881f-6248641bafe1 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:40:53 GMT Amerigroup Corp.'s Divestiture of Its Virginia Operations Addresses Department of Justice's Concerns with WellPoint Inc.'s Proposed Acquisition of Amerigroup The Department of Justice announced today that Amerigroup Corp.’s sale of its subsidiary, Amerigroup Virginia Inc., addresses the department’s concerns with WellPoint Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Amerigroup.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/289428.htm d8e60410-a35c-429a-b52b-2d052277ead5 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:00:25 GMT Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission to Hold Workshop on Patent Assertion Entity Activities The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that they will hold a joint public workshop on Dec. 10, 2012, to explore the impact of patent assertion entity (PAE) activities on innovation and competition and the implications for antitrust enforcement and policy.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288932.htm 372dbcfe-bb46-4a28-b472-b8043d311dd7 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:12:30 GMT Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against eBay Inc. Over Agreement Not to Hire Intuit Inc. Employees The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against eBay Inc., alleging that it violated antitrust laws when it entered into an agreement not to recruit or hire Intuit Inc.’s employees.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288865.htm 5b125b6b-d071-4300-b431-8926b5b197dd Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:46:11 GMT Ohio Automobile Parts Supplier Executive Pleads Guilty in Price-Fixing and Bid-Rigging Conspiracy An executive at the Ohio subsidiary of a Japanese automotive supplier pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids of anti-vibration rubber parts sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288861.htm db7b4e43-f90c-4815-adbb-d7881522ea38 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:31:32 GMT Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Star Atlantic's Acquisition of Veolia The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement that will require Star Atlantic Waste Holdings L.P. and Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. to divest commercial waste collection or disposal assets in northern New Jersey, central Georgia, and the Macon, Ga., metropolitan area in order to proceed with Star Atlantic’s proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of Veolia.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288813.htm 694515c6-1be0-4d4a-9c69-c88e290a7dbe Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:19:31 GMT Justice Department Settles Civil Contempt Claim Against Exelon Corporation Exelon Corporation has agreed to pay $400,000 as part of a civil settlement with the Department of Justice that resolves Exelon’s alleged violations of two court orders entered in connection with Exelon’s acquisition of Constellation Energy Group.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288801.htm 8f66b595-ad20-4d57-abf2-26bc8a4d0905 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:11:34 GMT Justice Department Statement on Entergy Corp.'s Transmission System Commitments and Acquisition of KGen Power Corp.'s Plants in Arkansas and Mississippi The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today regarding Entergy Corp.’s commitments to join a regional transmission organization (RTO) and divest its transmission system; Entergy’s proposed acquisitions of the Hinds and Hot Spring generating facilities in Mississippi and Arkansas, respectively, from KGen Power Corporation; and the division’s open investigation into Entergy’s alleged anticompetitive conduct:

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288781.htm 910978da-3603-46dc-b37b-8f66359daace Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:40:29 GMT North Carolina Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud Scheme for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions A real estate investor pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in Raleigh, N.C., and surrounding areas, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288623.htm 01a3ada1-f9cc-4f28-aa62-1ca380341a95 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:38:21 GMT Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288425.htm f4cca234-6ea3-4627-9098-f5d347b3e0f1 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:57:52 GMT Japanese Automobile Parts Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing and Obstruction of Justice Nagoya, Japan-based Tokai Rika Co. Ltd., has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $17.7 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of heater control panels (HCPs) installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288353.htm ece6cf2b-758a-4e9b-a291-001b6199aa59 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:29:58 GMT Three Former Financial Services Executives Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Roles in Conspiracies Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds Three former financial services executives were sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, for their participation in conspiracies related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288099.htm 9f5277f4-94ed-4bc3-a233-e8f78d0780fe Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:28:56 GMT Two Former Hospital Employees Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Participating in Kickback Schemes at New York City Hospital Two former high-ranking employees of facilities operations at New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) were sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in Manhattan, by Judge George B. Daniels today for their participation in two separate conspiracies involving kickbacks, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288074.htm 039b44b4-366a-42a0-8e2c-5d9ac9b2b23c Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:20:00 GMT Taiwan Auto Lights Manufacturer and Its California Distributor Plead Guilty in Price Fixing Conspiracy A Taiwan aftermarket auto lights manufacturer and its U.S. distributor pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with participating in a seven-year, international conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights, and were sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/288041.htm daee3c65-5196-4df1-863f-5caecc75c5eb Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:52:21 GMT Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Sign Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Competition Authorities The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) signed an antitrust memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) today to promote increased cooperation and communication among competition agencies in both countries. 

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/287457.htm 4c5674dd-035b-4a3d-accd-7ed59eae54f3 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:46:30 GMT Pennsylvania Corporation Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey A Pennsylvania corporation pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale of tax liens auctioned by municipalities throughout New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/287435.htm 702a331d-7307-45a4-b6c6-96b86847e8cf Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:17:35 GMT Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Order for Standard Parking Corp. to Proceed with its Acquisition of Central Parking Corp. The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Standard Parking Corporation and Central Parking Corporation to divest their interests in certain off-street parking facilities in 29 cities in 21 states in order to proceed with Standard’s acquisition of Central.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/287416.htm f58d063b-6b3d-4cd6-b6ae-6bcd66d19fc6 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:00:27 GMT Taiwan Auto Lights Manufacturer Executive Pleads Guilty in Price-Fixing Conspiracy The vice chairman and second-highest ranking officer of a Taiwan aftermarket auto lights manufacturer pleaded guilty today for his participation in an international conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/287374.htm a07e7133-2f82-4521-a834-883f6965bdee Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:29:27 GMT Biglari Holdings Inc. to Pay $850,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Antitrust Premerger Notification Requirements San Antonio-based Biglari Holdings Inc. will pay an $850,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it violated premerger reporting and waiting requirements when it acquired Cracker Barrel voting securities, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/287345.htm 8016d622-15cc-420a-b5e1-87fb47c90d2b Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:39:51 GMT Taiwan-Based AU Optronics Corporation Sentenced to Pay $500 Million Criminal Fine for Role in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy AU Optronics Corporation, a Taiwan-based liquid crystal display (LCD) producer, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in San Francisco to pay a $500 million criminal fine for its participation in a five-year conspiracy to fix the prices of thin-film transistor LCD panels sold worldwide, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/287189.htm c04c536f-f198-4cba-bec0-8c722c8c1569 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:47:04 GMT Japanese Freight Forwarder Agrees to Plead Guilty to Criminal Price-Fixing Charges A Japanese freight forwarding company has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $2.3 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix certain fees in connection with the provision of freight forwarding services for air cargo shipments from Japan to the United States, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/287119.htm a3402e4e-8c3c-46f9-87b1-99ff5bac51bc Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:40:24 GMT 3M Company Abandons Its Proposed Acquisition of Avery Dennison's Office and Consumer Products Group After Justice Department Threatens Lawsuit 3M Co. abandoned its plan to acquire Avery Dennison Corp.’s Office and Consumer Products Group, its closest competitor in the sale of adhesive-backed labels and sticky notes, after the Department of Justice informed the companies that it would file a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the deal. 

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/286647.htm 46d760d3-37b6-4f28-87c7-8c385bfe8666 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:43:08 GMT Three Former UBS Executives Convicted for Frauds Involving Contracts Related to the Investment of Municipal Bond Proceeds A federal jury in New York City today convicted three former financial services executives for their participation in frauds related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/286598.htm 9fc865c3-b06a-4e71-bc5e-aaa9328b8424 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:36:58 GMT Japanese Automobile Parts Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Parts Installed in US Cars Nagoka, Japan-based Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $1 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of instrument panel clusters, commonly known as meters, installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/286416.htm 5b67a4a5-c3a4-4e17-9f21-bf34d4d12f8e Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:32:08 GMT Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission to Hold Workshop on "Most-Favored-Nation" Clauses The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that they will hold a joint public workshop on most-favored-nation clauses (MFNs) on Sept.10, 2012, to explore the use of MFN clauses and the implications for antitrust enforcement and policy. 

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/286144.htm a4eebd35-cda3-4633-aaad-984df0f1c1af Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:43:44 GMT Yazaki Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars An executive of Tokyo-based Yazaki Corporation has agreed to plead guilty for his role in a conspiracy to fix prices of instrument panel clusters, also known as meters, installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/286113.htm 4cd69e38-47ae-45dd-8d60-93e5dbd1f1b0 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:38:07 GMT Justice Department Requires Changes to Verizon-Cable Company Transactions to Protect Consumers, Allows Procompetitive Spectrum Acquisitions to Go Forward The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Verizon and four of the nation’s largest cable companies—Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Cox Communications—to make changes to a series of agreements concerning both the sale of bundled wireless and wireline services, and the formation of a technology research joint venture.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/286098.htm d7af8b60-6ae8-4a0a-8ce6-896d013ab727 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:51:23 GMT Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for her role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/286053.htm e3e80eda-9510-41f9-83f6-fab165cf7b46 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:30:31 GMT Florida-Based Crowley Liner Services Inc. Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing on Freight Services Between U.S. and Puerto Rico Jacksonville, Fla.-based Crowley Liner Services Inc. pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $17 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the coastal water freight transportation industry, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/285625.htm 47456970-9795-418f-9caa-4b7c68c441bb Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:01:23 GMT Two Former Hospital Employees Plead Guilty to Participating in Kickback Scheme at New York City Hospital Two former high-ranking employees of facilities operations at New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) pleaded guilty today to an indictment charging them with conspiring to defraud NYPH, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/285547.htm aeb71447-c189-41d2-9fa8-6e80b7b23ee8 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:30:36 GMT German Subsidiary of TRW Automotive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars TRW Deutschland Holding GmbH, a Koblenz, Germany-based subsidiary of U.S.-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., has agreed to plead guilty for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels sold to two German automobile manufacturers, and installed in cars sold in the United States, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/285504.htm 03d16c84-7c34-4e46-9c3b-8c75b6ff3c52 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:06:00 GMT Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Order for United Technologies Corporation to Proceed with Its Acquisition of Goodrich Corporation The Department of Justice announced today that it will require United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to divest certain assets used in the production of electrical power systems and aircraft engine control systems in order to proceed with its acquisition of Goodrich Corporation.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/285420.htm ba73610e-28b0-401b-b61b-f42bdff086b7 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:00:39 GMT Alabama Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions An Alabama real estate investor pleaded guilty today for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in southern Alabama, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/285384.htm 9f40cd73-34bb-42fc-ba66-37e49f109943 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:30:38 GMT Former Financial Services Executive Indicted for His Participation in a Far-Reaching Conspiracy and Scheme to Defraud Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds A former financial services executive was indicted yesterday for his participation in a far-reaching conspiracy and scheme to defraud related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/285288.htm 8b0eee51-235d-4274-a6b5-00ff3eeeea33 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:58:03 GMT Former Employee of Nursing Home Company Operating in North Carolina and Virginia Sentenced to Serve 63 Months in Prison for Kickback Schemes and Tax Evasion The former director of corporate maintenance and renovations at Medical Facilities of America Inc. (MFA) was today sentenced to serve 63 months in prison for accepting kickbacks from contractors and evading federal income taxes, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/285268.htm 1af58993-3e20-48e7-b67d-6ede0ec54c79 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:57:10 GMT Former New York Employee of a Financial Institution Pleads Guilty for His Role in Fraud Conspiracy Involving Municipal Bonds A former financial institution employee pleaded guilty today for his participation in a conspiracy related to municipal bonds, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/285219.htm f5b570e6-d7a5-48c6-b8c0-25332b3400a8 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:07:31 GMT Owner of Insulation Service Company Pleads Guilty to Million Dollar Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies at New York City Hospital The owner of a former New York City insulation service company pleaded guilty today to a three-count indictment charging him with conspiring to rig bids on contracts for re-insulation services to New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH), conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and filing a false tax return, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/285024.htm bf1527af-090d-4328-aa24-6f5a6aa94193 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:33:27 GMT Two Individuals Sentenced to Prison for Participating in Kickback Scheme at New York Presbyterian Hospital Two individuals and three corporations were sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan by Judge George B. Daniels today to serve time in prison and to pay criminal fines for their participation in an eight-year conspiracy involving kickbacks in excess of $2.3 million to defraud New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH), the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/284978.htm 2889a129-2214-449c-8674-6c7ba0bbe689 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:03:40 GMT Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed Collaboration of Nuclear Power Plant Operators The Department of Justice today announced that it will not challenge a proposal by seven nuclear power plant operators to share resources and coordinate best practices and other operational activities through a proposed venture to be named the STARS Alliance LLC.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/284856.htm 8c06a5a6-bbbf-4186-b097-e35135facefc Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:47:57 GMT Two Alabama Real Estate Investors and Their Company Indicted for Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions A federal grand jury in Mobile, Ala., returned an indictment today against two real estate investors and their company, charging them with participating in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in southern Alabama, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/284693.htm 6964c1d8-9b09-4ef4-a244-4cbfcc1fe29e Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:55:15 GMT Owner of Southern California-Based Mesquite Charcoal Distributor Pleads Guilty to Customer Allocation and Bid-Rigging Conspiracy The owner of a southern California-based mesquite charcoal distributor pleaded guilty for his role in a customer allocation and bid-rigging conspiracy for the sale of mesquite charcoal, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/284354.htm 50ce8188-2509-411b-ab66-7c8adb83abdb Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:45:24 GMT Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/284045.htm d9021655-5ad1-40b7-b5de-6bbd3cea08d0 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:17:41 GMT Autoliv Inc. and a Yazaki Corp. Executive Agree to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars Stockholm-based Autoliv Inc. has agreed to plead guilty for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels installed in U.S. cars to one automobile manufacturer and a separate conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts to another, the Department of Justice announced today.

]]> http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2012/283960.htm 6c7ac84c-6a37-42d9-9036-d5085baaf362 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:17:55 GMT