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The Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement program holds executives and corporations accountable for antitrust crimes.
Overview
The Antitrust Division has statutory authority to bring criminal charges against individuals and companies who harm American consumers by engaging in antitrust offenses such as fixing prices, rigging bids, and allocating markets.
Primers and Statutes
 February 24, 2021 Price Fixing, Bid Rigging, and Market Allocation Schemes: What They Are and What to Look For |
September 2018 |
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 2020
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, speeches
Model Plea Agreements
March 14, 2019
Model Annotated Corporate Plea Agreement
December 31, 2018
Model Annotated Individual Plea Agreement
Other Resources
Anti-retaliation Protection for Whistleblowers (U.S. Department of Labor)
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