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December
December 27, 2006
Justice Department Will Not Oppose Public Landfill's Proposal to Enter into a One-Year Contract to Provide Disposal Services
December 21, 2006
Antitrust Division Ends the Year with Second-Highest Level of Criminal Fines, More Merger Challenges
Criminal Antitrust Fines 2002 - 2007
December 21, 2006
Samsung Korean Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty, Serve Jail Time for Participating in DRAM Price-Fixing Conspiracy
December 15, 2006
Antitrust Division Announces Amendments to its 2001 Merger Review Process Initiative
December 14, 2006
New York City Public School Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the City's Department of Education
December 13, 2006
Magazine Paper Producer Indicted on Price-Fixing Charge
December 6, 2006
Former Telecom Owner Indicted for Scheme to Defraud Federal E-Rate Program
December 1, 2006
Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue on December 6
November
November 28, 2006
Court Allows Department of Justice Antitrust Lawsuit Against National Association of Realtors to Proceed
November 21, 2006
Former New York City Public School Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud The City's Department of Education
November 16, 2006
Elpida Memory Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty for Participating in DRAM Price-Fixing Conspiracy
November 7, 2006
Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue on November 15
October
October 31, 2006
Justice Department Suspends Investigation of Entercom Communications Purchase of N.Y. Radio Stations From CBS Corporation
October 30, 2006
Justice Department Will Not Oppose Proposal by Standard-Setting Organization on Disclosure and Licensing of Patents
October 27, 2006
Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue on November 1
October 20, 2006
Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission to Continue Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct
October 19, 2006
Justice Department Reaches Agreement Requiring Divestitures in Merger of Regions Financial Corp. and AmSouth Bancorporation
October 18, 2006
Three Executives Indicted for Their Roles in the DRAM Price-Fixing & Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
October 11, 2006
Statement by Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett Regarding the Closing of the Investigation of AT&T's Acquisition of BellSouth
October 6, 2006
Manhattan Telecommunications Installation Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge
October 5, 2006
Three Former New York Archdiocese Purchasing Officials Sentenced for Fraud, Tax and Obstruction of Justice Charges
October 2, 2006
Justice Department Obtains Dairy Processor Divestiture in Settlement with Dairy Farmers of America
September
September 29, 2006
Former New York Hospital Employee and a Manhattan Telecommunications Company Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Related Charges
September 28, 2006
Justice Department Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit Against Exelon Corp. and Public Enterprise Service Group Inc.
September 27, 2006
Southern California Freight Co. Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements Related to Military Moving Program
September 26, 2006
Former Commercial Refrigeration Company Manager Indicted on Rigging Bids on Contracts to Safeway Grocery Stores in Arizona
Former New York Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging
September 21, 2006
Samsung Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty, Serve Jail Time for Participating in DRAM Price-Fixing Conspiracy
September 18, 2006
Justice Department Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit Against Inco Ltd. and Falconbridge Ltd.
Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue on September 26
September 7, 2006
Justice Department Requires Divestitures in ALLTEL's Acquisition of Midwest Wireless
September 6, 2006
Stolt-Nielsen S.A. Indicted on Customer Allocation, Price Fixing, and Bid Rigging Charges for Its Role in an International Parcel Tanker Shipping Cartel
Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue on September 12
August
August 18, 2006
Antitrust Division Names New Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economic Analysis
August 15, 2006
Puerto Rico Attorney Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Obstruction of Justice
August 10, 2006
Justice Department Will Not Oppose American Trucking Association's Proposal
August 8, 2006
Justice Department Will Not Oppose Proposal to Form Textile Rental and Laundry Services Joint Venture
August 4, 2006
Former Broker to the Archdiocese of New York Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Tax and Obstruction of Justice Charges
August 2, 2006
Michigan Man Charged with Fraud
August 1, 2006
Justice Department Requires Divestiture in Mittal Steel's Acquisition of Arcelor
July
July 31, 2006
Statement of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division on Its Decision to Close its Investigation of MediaNews Group Inc.'s Acquisition of The Contra Costa Times and San Jose Mercury News
Antitrust Premerger Notification Unit Returns to RFK Building
July 20, 2006
Arizona Construction Company Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to False Statement Charge
July 11, 2006
Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Company and Executive Agree to Plead Guilty to Participating in Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
July 10, 2006, Revised July 13, 2006
Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue on July 18
June
June 28, 2006
Antitrust Premerger Notification Unit Relocates
June 27, 2006
Justice Department Requires Divestiture in the Acquisition of Knight Ridder Inc. by The McClatchy Company
June 23, 2006
Justice Department Reaches Settlement in Inco Limited/ Falconbridge Limited Deal
Justice Department Asks Court to Hold American Bar Association in Civil Contempt
June 22, 2006
Justice Department Requires Divestitures in $16 Billion Merger of Exelon and Public Service Enterprise Group
June 20, 2006
Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Announce System for Electronic Submission of Premerger Notification Filings
June 19, 2006
Justice Department Reviews Manufacturers' Plan to Share Information About Factory Workplace Conditions
June 14, 2006
California Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging on Contracts with the US Navy and Others
June 8, 2006
Former Chemical Company Sales Executive Charged with Filing False Tax Returns
June 5, 2006
Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Begin June 20
May
May 24, 2006
Former Michigan School Official and Wife Arrested for Role in $7.3 Million Fraud Scheme
May 15, 2006
Antitrust Division Names New Deputy Assistant Attorney General
May 12, 2006
Justice Department Requests Extension of Microsoft Final Judgment
Justice Department Reaches Agreement to Resolve Potential Competitive Issues of Mittal Steel's Acquisition of Arcelor
May 11, 2006
Former HBO Executive Admits Making False Statements and Violating Probation
May 5, 2006
International Competition Network Conference Finalizes Merger Guidelines Workbook to Improve Merger Review Analyses, Establishes Unilateral Conduct Working Group
May 4, 2006
West Virginia Real Estate Commission Permits Real Estate Brokers to Offer Rebates and Other Discounts
April
April 27, 2006
Thomas O. Barnett to Participate in Fifth Annual International Competition Network Conference in Cape Town, South Africa
Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Producer and President Agree to Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing Charge
April 20, 2006
Houston Company Charged in Scheme to Defraud The E-Rate Program in South Dakota
Former South Carolina School District Official Indicted for Role in Scheme to Defraud Federal E-Rate Program
April 13, 2006
QUALCOMM and Flarion Charged with Illegal Premerger Coordination
April 11, 2006
Indianapolis Ready Mixed Concrete Producer and Three Executives Indicted on Price-Fixing Charge
March
March 30, 2006
Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission Seek Comments for Upcoming Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct
Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Producer and President Agree to Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing Charge
March 29, 2006
Department of Justice Antitrust Division Statement on the Closing of its Investigation of Whirlpool's Acquisition of Maytag
March 28, 2006
Former Georgia Chemical Company Manager Charged with Participating in Fraud Schemes and Filing False Tax Returns
March 27, 2006
Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission Issue Joint Commentary on the Horizontal Merger Guidelines
March 22, 2006
Three Samsung Executives Agree to Plead Guilty, Serve Jail Time for Participating in DRAM Price Fixing Conspiracy
March 20, 2006
Japanese Firm Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice
U.S. Freight Forwarder Agrees to Plead Guilty to Participating in Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
March 14, 2006
Belgian and Dutch Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Participating in Chemical Industry Price-Fixing Conspiracies
March 1, 2006
Four Korean Executives Agree to Plead Guilty, Serve Jail Time in the U.S., For Participating in DRAM Price-Fixing Conspiracy
February
February 28, 2006
Justice Department Settles Civil Contempt Claim Against Rolex Watch U.S.A. Inc.
February 24, 2006
Allied Freight Forwarding Inc. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Participating in Two Bid-Rigging Conspiracies
February 8, 2006
Justice Department Charges California Company in Probe of Federal E-Rate Program in California and Michigan
February 6, 2006
Justice Department Requires West Virginia Medical Center to End Illegal Agreement
January
January 30, 2006
Japanese Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Participating in DRAM Price-Fixing Conspiracy
January 17, 2006
Fur Brokers Indicted in Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
January 11, 2006
Puerto Rico Attorney Charged with Obstruction of Justice
January 5, 2006
Four New York Archdiocese Purchasing Representatives Indicted on Fraud, Tax and Obstruction of Justice Charges
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