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The Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement program holds executives and corporations accountable for antitrust crimes.
Overview
The Antitrust Division prosecutes violations of the Sherman Act and other crimes affecting the competitive process.
Primers and Statutes
 February 24, 2021 Price Fixing, Bid Rigging, and Market Allocation Schemes: What They Are and What to Look For |
April 2022 |
Fifth Edition Division Manual, Chapter 2: Antitrust Statutory Provisions (Sherman Antitrust Act) |
Learn More About the Antitrust Division’s Criminal Enforcement Program
The Division’s Criminal Enforcement Sections and Offices
Workshops
April 11, 2019
Public Roundtable on Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement & Reform Act (ACPERA)
April 9, 2018
Public Roundtable on Criminal Antitrust Compliance
Statistics and Trends
Ten Year Workload Statistics Report (PDF) (Word) (XLS)
Through Fiscal Year 2022
Criminal Enforcement Trends Charts
January 8, 2021
Sherman Act Violations Yielding a Corporate Fine of $10 Million or More
Policy and Model Documents
Leniency Policy
Leniency Program: FAQs, policy documents, model leniency letters, application information
Model Plea Agreements
April 4, 2022
Model Annotated Corporate Plea Agreement – Rule 11(c)(1)(B)
April 4, 2022
Model Annotated Corporate Plea Agreement – Rule 11(c)(1)(C)
Other Resources
Anti-retaliation Protection for Whistleblowers (U.S. Department of Labor)
Fact Sheet on the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (OSHA) (English PDF | Spanish PDF)
March 2023
Selection of Monitors in Criminal Cases
July 2019
Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations
October 2016
DOJ/FTC Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals
Antitrust Red Flags for Employment Practices
March 15, 1996