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November 23, 1992

SUMMARY OF ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
FOR MONDAY, NOV. 16, 1992 THROUGH FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 1992

11/18/92U.S. v. S.D. Carruthers Sons, Inc.
Criminal No.: 92-00662 (E.D. Pa.)

One-count information was filed in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, charging S.D. Carruthers Sons, Inc. of Argyle, New York, with rigging bids, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, for certain polyurethane foam contracts in New York and Massachusetts, beginning at least as early as July 1987 and continuing at least into August 1990. Polyurethane foam is a material used in roofing projects.

11/18/92U.S. v. Edgar Allen Spears and Young's Food Stores, Inc.
Criminal No.: 3:92-553 (D.S.C.)

Four-count indictment was filed in U.S. District Court in Columbia, South Carolina, charging Edgar Allen Spears and Young's Food Stores, Inc., both of Sumter, South Carolina, with rigging bids, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, submitted to various school districts in South Carolina for the award and performance of contracts to supply dairy products to the public schools in those school districts (Count One). Counts Two, Three and Four each charge Spears and Young's with separate violations of the mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, by knowingly causing the U.S. Postal Service to deliver three payments from Florence County School District 3 to Sumter Dairies, Inc., Young's predecessor corporation, for the supply of milk to the public schools in that district pursuant to the 1987/1988 school year contract awarded to Sumter Dairies on the basis of collusive bids.

11/18/92U.S. v. Kenneth L. Bullard
Criminal No.: 6:92CR62 (E.D. Tex.)

One-count information was filed in U.S. District Court in Tyler, Texas, charging Kenneth L. Bullard, zone manager of Cabell's Dairy, then a division of The Southland Corporation and later a subsidiary of Morningstar Foods, Inc., with rigging bids, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, for the award and performance of contracts to supply fluid milk to public school districts located in Smith, Cherokee, Wood, Upshur, Kaufman, Van Zandt, Anderson, Henderson and Rusk Counties, Texas.

11/19/92U.S. v. Accent Stripe, Inc.
Criminal No.: 92-CR-286 (W.D.N.Y.)

One-count information was filed in U.S. District Court Buffalo, New York, charging Accent Stripe, Inc. of Orchard Park, New York, with rigging bids, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, for certain highway pavement marking contracts in New York State, beginning at least as early as March 1990 and continuing at least until March 1991. Highway pavement marking companies apply reflective material such as paint, epoxy and thermoplastic to roads and highways to form stripes, lines and other traffic control indicators.

Copies of legal filings are available from the Legal Procedure Unit, Antitrust Division, Room 3233, Telephone No.: 514-2481.

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