Criminal Enforcement

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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

September 28, 2005

Price Fixing, Bid Rigging, and Market Allocation Schemes: What They Are and What to Look For

September 2018

An Antitrust Primer for Federal Law Enforcement Personnel

Fifth Edition

Division Manual, Chapter 2: Antitrust Statutory Provisions (Sherman Antitrust Act)

Learn More About the Antitrust Division’s Criminal Enforcement Program

Division Update 2020

The Division’s Criminal Enforcement Sections and Offices

Criminal Policy Speeches

Workshops

April 11, 2019

Public Roundtable on Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement & Reform Act (ACPERA)

April 9, 2018

Public Roundtable on Criminal Antitrust Compliance

Director of Criminal Enforcement Marvin Price, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, Assistant Section Chief Competition Policy and Advocacy Section Ann O'Brien

L-R: Director of Criminal Enforcement Marvin Price, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, Assistant Section Chief Competition Policy and Advocacy Section Ann O'Brien