October

• Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Verizon's Acquisition of Alltel - Divestitures in 100 Cellular Marketing Areas Will Preserve Competition for Consumers of Mobile Wireless Services Throughout 22 States (10/30/2008)
• Statement of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division on its Decision to Close its Investigation of the Merger of Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corporation (10/29/2008)
• El Paso Businessman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Rig Bids and Allocate Customers for Door and Hardware Contracts (10/28/2008)
• New York Marine Products Supply Firm Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Commit Bribery (10/23/2008)
• Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Consortium's Proposed Radio Frequency Patent-Licensing Arrangement - Proposal Could Result in Greater Access to Technology and Lower Costs (10/21/2008)
• Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Stop JBS S.A. from Acquiring National Beef Packing Co. - Deal Would Combine Two of Top Four U.S. Beef Packers Resulting in Higher Beef Prices for Consumers (10/20/2008)
• Department of Justice to Host Antitrust Workshop on Airline Competition (10/17/2008)
• Justice Department Requires a Divestiture in Manitowoc's Acquisition of Enodis - Divestiture of Ice Machine Business will Preserve Competition (10/06/2008)
• Four Shipping Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Eliminate Competition and Raise Prices for Moving Freight to and from the Continental U.S. and Puerto Rico - Fifth Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Destroying Evidence (10/01/2008)

September

• Former British Airways Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Participating in Price-Fixing Conspiracy on Air Cargo Shipments - British Citizen Agrees to Serve 8 Months in Jail (09/30/2008)
• Convenience Store Company and Individual Charged with Retail Gasoline Price Fixing in Oklahoma (09/19/2008)
• Justice Department Will Not Oppose CEO Roundtable on Cancer's Proposal (09/17/2008)
• Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission Issue Joint Statement on Certificate-Of-Need Laws in Illinois - Agencies Say CON Laws Undercut Consumer Choice, Stifle Innovation and Weaken Markets' Ability to Contain Health Care Costs (09/12/2008)
• Two El Paso Businessmen and Their Companies Charged with Conspiracy to Rig Bids and Allocate Customers for Door and Hardware Installation - One Businessman also Charged with Obstructing Justice (09/10/2008)
• Justice Department Issues Report on Antitrust Monopoly Law - Report Provides Consumers, Businesses, and Policy Makers with Analysis of Single-Firm Conduct Under the Antitrust Laws (09/08/2008)

August

• Justice Department Requires Divestiture in Raycom Media's Acquisition of WWBT-TV - Divestiture will Preserve Competition for Broadcast Television Spot Advertising in Richmond (08/28/2008)
• Five Individuals Arrested, Two Contracting Companies Charged in Bribery Conspiracy Related to Department of Defense Contracts in Afghanistan (08/27/2008)
• Former New York Power Authority Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Tax Charges (08/26/2008)
• U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme Related to Department of Defense Contracts in Kuwait - Agrees $5.8 Million in Restitution is Owed to the U.S. Government (08/13/2008)

July

• Local Businessman Convicted By Federal Jury on all Counts for Bribing Atlanta Public School Official - Bribes Helped Businessman Receive Millions In Federal "E-Rate" Funds (07/31/2008)

• Bennett Environmental Inc. Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Company Agrees to Pay $1 Million Criminal Fine (07/31/2008)

• Two Department of Defense Contractors Plead Guilty to Conspiracies Involving Fuel Supply Contracts (07/29/2008)

• Professor Herbert Hovenkamp Receives Justice Department's 2008 John Sherman Award - Award Presented by Antitrust Division in Recognition of Professor Hovenkamp's Lifetime Contributions to Antitrust Law and Policy (07/28/2008)

• Italian Marine Hose Manufacturer and Marine Hose Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Participating in Worldwide Bid-Rigging Conspiracy (07/28/2008)

• Former Top SAS Cargo Group A/S Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Participating in Price-Fixing Conspiracy (07/28/2008)

• N.J. Wastewater Treatment Supply Company Owner and a Contracts Administrator Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging, Fraud and Tax Offenses - N.J. Wastewater Treatment Supply Company Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging Charges (07/23/2008)

• Another Former Home Depot Employee Pleads Guilty to Vendor Kickback Scheme and Tax Evasion (07/11/2008)

• Justice Department Requires Divestiture in Signature's Acquisition of Hawker Beechcraft's Flight Support Services Business - Divestiture Will Preserve Competition for General Aviation Customers at Indianapolis International Airport (07/03/2008)

• Justice Department Will Not Challenge Proposal by a New Jersey Anti-Money Laundering Consulting Company (07/01/2008)

• Visa Inc. Rescinds Debit Card Rule as a Result of Department of Justice Antitrust Investigation - Department Was Investigating Whether Visa’s Rule Restricting Certain PIN Debit Transactions Adversely Affected Competition in the Debit Card Industry (07/01/2008)

June

• Former Home Depot Employee Pleads Guilty to Vendor Kickback Scheme and Tax Evasion (06/30/2008)

• Illinois Veterans Affairs Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Accepting Illegal Gratuities (06/30/2008)

• Major International Airlines Agree to Plead Guilty and Pay Criminal Fines Totaling More Than $500 Million for Fixing Prices on Air Cargo Rates - Air France-KLM Agrees to Pay the Second Highest Fine Ever Levied in a Criminal Antitrust Prosecution (06/26/2008)
  • Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Associate Attorney General Kevin O'Connor at Press Conference Regarding Air Cargo (06/26/2008)

• Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Department of Defense Contracts at U.S. Army Base in Kuwait - Army Officer’s Wife Also Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge Related to Scheme (06/24/2008)
• Court Allows Department of Justice Antitrust Lawsuit Against Daily Gazette Company and MediaNews Group Inc. to Proceed - Lawsuit Challenges Transactions That Combined the Ownership of Charleston’s Two Daily Newspapers (06/20/2008)
• Former New York City Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bribery on New York Pier 86 Project (06/20/2008)
• Fresno, California, Electrical Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging on Two E-Rate Funded School Technology Projects - Company Agrees to Pay $3.3 Million in Criminal Fines, Restitution and Civil Settlement For Role in Bid Rigging Conspiracy (06/18/2008)
• Cincinnati Packaged-Ice Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Customer and Territory Allocation Charge (06/17/2008)
• Former President of Florida Freight Forwarding Company Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Military Restraints Investigation (06/13/2008)
• Second Former Home Depot Employee Charged in Alleged Vendor Kickback Scheme (06/12/2008)
• Statement of Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, on U.K. Crown Court Sentencing of Marine Hose Executives and Independent Consultant for Bid-Rigging Conspiracy (06/11/2008)
• Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Verizon's Acquisition of Rural Cellular Corp. - Divestitures Will Preserve Competition for Consumers of Mobile Wireless Services Throughout Vermont and Areas of New York and Washington (06/10/2008)
• Former Army Colonel Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme Involving Department of Defense Contracts in Iraq (06/10/2008)
• Former New York City Employee Indicted in Conspiracy to Commit Bribery (06/05/2008)
• Statement of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division on its Decision to Close its Investigation of the Joint Venture Between SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company (06/05/2008)
• Agent of Tax Lien Business Agrees to Plead Guilty to Rigging Bids at Maryland Tax Lien Auctions (06/03/2008)
• Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme Involving Department of Defense Contracts in Iraq (06/03/2008)

May

• Former Manager of Long Island Defense Firm Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Soliciting and Accepting Kickbacks on Department of Defense Contracts (05/30/2008)

• Former Employee Charged with Defrauding Home Depot in Vendor Kickback Scheme and Tax Evasion (05/29/2008)

• Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Cengage's Acquisition of Houghton Mifflin College Division - Divestitures Will Preserve Competition for Textbooks in 14 College Courses (05/28/2008)

• Justice Department Announces Settlement with the National Association of Realtors - Settlement Will Result in More Choices, Better Services and Lower Commission Rates For Consumers (05/27/2008)

• Two Individuals Indicted on Charges of Conspiracy and Bribery in Connection with a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans Levee Reconstruction Project (05/15/2008)

• DoD Employee Arrested for Filing a False Federal Tax Return (05/08/2008)

• Former Qantas Airline Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Participating in Price-Fixing Conspiracy on Air Cargo Shipments - Executive Agrees to Serve 8 Months in Jail (05/08/2008)

• Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Consolidated Multiple Listing Service of South Carolina for Restraining Competition Among Real Estate Brokers - CMLS Rules Obstruct Competition from Low-Priced and Innovative Real Estate Brokers (05/02/2008)

April

• Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Regal Cinemas' Merger with Consolidated Theatres - Divestitures Will Preserve Competition for First-Run Movie Theaters in Three North Carolina Metropolitan Areas (04/29/2008)

• Owner of Kansas City Computer Service Companies and Family Member Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Federal E-Rate Program - Conspirators Engaged in Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud, and Made False Statements (04/24/2008)

• Two New Jersey Executives Agree to Plead Guilty in Nationwide Scheme to Defraud The Federal E-Rate Program - Conspirators Engaged in Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud, and Made False Statements (04/23/2008)

• Former Bristol-Myers Squibb Senior Vice President Indicted for Lying to the Federal Government About Popular Blood-Thinning Drug (04/23/2008)

• Canadian Night Vision Goggles Manufacturer and Two Executives Charged in Scheme to Defraud U.S. Military Procurement Unit for Iraq (04/21/2008)

• Long Island Defense Contractor Employee Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud (04/17/2008)

• Former U.S. Executive of Italian Marine Hose Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Participating in Worldwide Bid-Rigging Conspiracy - Former Executive Agrees to Serve Jail Time (04/17/2008)

• International Competition Network Adopts Recommended Practices to Improve Merger Analysis and Assessment of Unilateral Conduct - Department of Justice Promotes Antitrust Convergence at Kyoto Conference (04/16/2008)

• Japan Airlines International Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Criminal Fine for Fixing Prices on Cargo Shipments (04/16/2008)

• Pennsylvania Contractor Pleads Guilty to Participating in Fraud Conspiracy at New York Presbyterian Hospital (04/11/2008)

• Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Media Industry Association's Proposal Regarding Audit Provision for Audience Measurement Tools (04/11/2008)

• Thomas O. Barnett to Participate in Seventh Annual International Competition Network Conference in Kyoto, Japan (04/10/2008)

• Justice Department Issues 2002-2007 Supplement to the "Digest of Business Reviews" (04/10/2008)

• Department of Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracies to Steal Information Related to Fuel Supply Contracts (04/09/2008)

• Montana Board of Realty Regulation Permits Real Estate Brokers to Offer Rebates to Consumers - Amended Rule Will Benefit Consumers of Real Estate Services (04/01/2008)

March

• Long Island, N.Y. Defense Firm Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging on Department of Defense Contracts (03/26/2008)

• Statement of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division on Its Decision to Close Its Investigation of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Merger with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. - Evidence Does Not Establish that Combination of Satellite Radio Providers Would Substantially Reduce Competition (03/24/2008)

• Former Education Consultant Sentenced to 7 ½ Years in Prison for Fraud and Bid Rigging in the Federal E-Rate Program (03/19/2008)

• Commercial Refrigeration Company and Executive Plead Guilty to Participating in Bid-Rigging Conspiracy (03/06/2008)
• Justice Department Requires Mill Divestitures in Proposed Merger of Altivity and Graphic Packaging - Divestitures in Indiana and Pennsylvania Preserve Competition in Market for Coated Recycled Boxboard (03/05/2008)
• Justice Department Requires a Divestiture in Cookson's Acquisition of Foseco - Divestiture of Carbon Bonded Ceramics Business Will Preserve Compeition (03/04/2008)

February

• Justice Department Requires Divestiture in UnitedHealth Group's Acquisition of Sierra Health Services - Divestiture in Las Vegas Preserves Competition for Medicare Advantage Plans Sold to Senior Citizens (02/25/2008)

• Justice Department Requires Thomson to Sell Financial Data and Related Assets in Order to Acquire Reuters - Enforcement Action Preserves Competition in Markets for Financial Data (02/19/2008)

• Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Private Equity Funds' Acquisition of Clear Channel - Divestitures will Preserve Competition in Four Radio Markets - Cincinnati, Houston, Las Vegas, San Francisco (02/13/2008)
• Statement of the Department of Justice Regarding its Filing in Response to Request for Comments from the Treasury Department (02/08/2008)
• Cleveland Scrap Metal Dealer and Owner Indicted in Antitrust Conspiracy - Company's Vice President Indicted for Perjury and Obstruction of Justice (02/06/2008)

January

• Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to Host Workshop on International Technical Assistance - One-Day Public Event Scheduled for February 6, 2008, in Washington, D.C. (01/29/2008)

• Defense Contractor and Former Manager Charged in Conspiracy to Bribe a Military Contracting Officer in Iraq (01/28/2008)

• Justice Department Requires Divestures in Pearson's Acquisition of Harcourt Assessment - Divestitures Will Preserve Competition in Three Clinical Testing Markets (01/24/2008)

• Antitrust Division Names New Deputy Assistant Attorney General - James J. O'Connell to Serve as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for International, Policy and Appellate Matters (01/22/2008)

• Department of Defense Contractors Arrested and Charged with Conspiring to Steal Information on Fuel Supply Contracts - Two Contractor Firms and Third Individual Also Charged (01/07/2008)