U.S. Department
of Justice
Criminal Enforcement
The Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement program holds executives and corporations accountable for antitrust crimes.
The Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement program prosecutes individuals and corporate entities for collusion, monopolization, and other crimes that undermine the free market. It promotes competition and innovation while protecting consumers, workers, and taxpayers.
What Is Criminal Antitrust?
Price Fixing, Bid Rigging, and Market Allocation Schemes: What They Are and What to Look For (February 24, 2021)
An Antitrust Primer for Federal Law Enforcement Personnel (April 2022)
Leniency Program
Corporations and individuals who report their cartel activity and cooperate in the Division’s investigation of the cartel reported can avoid criminal conviction, fines, and prison sentences if they meet the requirements of the program.
Find FAQs, policy documents, model leniency letters, and application information on the Leniency Program page.
Procurement Collusion
The Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) leads a coordinated national response to combat antitrust crimes and related schemes in government procurement, grant, and program funding at all levels of government—Federal, state, and local.
The Division’s Criminal Enforcement Sections and Offices
Statistics and Trends
Ten Year Workload Statistics Report (PDF | Word | XLS)
Criminal Enforcement Trends Charts (Through Fiscal Year 2022)
Sherman Act Violations Yielding a Corporate Fine of $10 Million or More (January 8, 2021)
Other Resources
Antitrust Red Flags for Employment Practices
DOJ/FTC Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals (October 2016)
Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (July 2019)
Selection of Monitors in Criminal Cases (March 2023)
Anti-retaliation Protection for Whistleblowers (U.S. Department of Labor)
Fact Sheet on the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (OSHA) (English PDF | Spanish PDF)