Press Releases
2012 Press Releases
September
September 27, 2012
Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Sign Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Competition Authorities
September 26, 2012
Pennsylvania Corporation Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey
Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Order for Standard Parking Corp. to Proceed with Its Acquisition of Central Parking Corp.
September 25, 2012
Taiwan Auto Lights Manufacturer Executive Pleads Guilty in Price-Fixing Conspiracy
Biglari Holdings Inc. to Pay $850,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Antitrust Premerger Notification Requirements
September 20, 2012
Taiwan-Based AU Optronics Corporation Sentenced to Pay $500 Million Criminal Fine for Role in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy
September 19, 2012
Japanese Freight Forwarder Agrees to Plead Guilty to Criminal Price-Fixing Charges
September 4, 2012
3M Company Abandons Its Proposed Acquisition of Avery Dennison's Office and Consumer Products Group After Justice Department Threatens Lawsuit
August
August 31, 2012
Three Former UBS Executives Convicted for Frauds Involving Contracts Related to the Investment of Municipal Bond Proceeds
August 28, 2012
Japanese Automobile Parts Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Parts Installed in US Cars
August 17, 2012
Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission to Hold Workshop on "Most-Favored-Nation" Clauses
August 16, 2012
Yazaki Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
Justice Department Requires Changes to Verizon-Cable Company Transactions to Protect Consumers, Allows Procompetitive Spectrum Acquisitions to Go Forward
August 15, 2012
Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
August 1, 2012
Florida-Based Crowley Liner Services Inc. Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing on Freight Services Between U.S. and Puerto Rico
July
July 31, 2012
Two Former Hospital Employees Plead Guilty to Participating in Kickback Scheme at New York City Hospital
July 30, 2012
German Subsidiary of TRW Automotive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
July 26, 2012
Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Order for United Technologies Corporation to Proceed with Its Acquisition of Goodrich Corporation
July 24, 2012
Alabama Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions
July 20, 2012
Former Financial Services Executive Indicted for His Participation in a Far-Reaching Conspiracy and Scheme to Defraud Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds
July 19, 2012
Former Employee of Nursing Home Company Operating in North Carolina and Virginia Sentenced to Serve 63 Months in Prison for Kickback Schemes and Tax Evasion
July 18, 2012
Former New York Employee of a Financial Institution Pleads Guilty for His Role in Fraud Conspiracy Involving Municipal Bonds
July 11, 2012
Owner of Insulation Service Company Pleads Guilty to Million Dollar Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies at New York City Hospital
July 10, 2012
Two Individuals Sentenced to Prison for Participating in Kickback Scheme at New York Presbyterian Hospital
July 3, 2012
Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed Collaboration of Nuclear Power Plant Operators
June
June 28, 2012
Two Alabama Real Estate Investors and Their Company Indicted for Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions
June 18, 2012
Owner of Southern California-Based Mesquite Charcoal Distributor Pleads Guilty to Customer Allocation and Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
June 7, 2012
Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
June 6, 2012
Autoliv Inc. and a Yazaki Corp. Executive Agree to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
May
May 11, 2012
Three Former Financial Services Executives Convicted for Roles in Conspiracies Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds
May 3, 2012
Hyosung Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Obstruction of Justice for Submitting False Documents in an ATM Merger Investigation
April
April 30, 2012
National Express and Petermann to Sell Off School Bus Contracts in Texas and Washington to Resolve Antitrust Concerns
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty for Participating in Bid-Rigging Conspiracies Involving Optical Disk Drives
April 27, 2012
Alabama Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions
April 26, 2012
Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions (Corrected)
DENSO Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Automobile Parts Price-Fixing and Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
April 23, 2012
Fujikura LTD. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Auto Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery By Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Sharis A. Pozen at the Brookings Institution
New Jersey Financial Investor and His Company Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
April 20, 2012
International Competition Network Launches New Initiatives on Enforcement Cooperation, Investigative Process and Working with the Courts
Alabama Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions
April 17, 2012
Former Executive of New York-Based Tax Liens Company Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey
April 11, 2012
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Three of the Largest Book Publishers and Continues to Litigate Against Apple Inc. and Two Other Publishers to Restore Price Competition and Reduce E-Book Prices
April 10, 2012
Former Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General James F. Rill Receives the Justice Department's 2012 John Sherman Award
Statement of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division on Its Decision to Close Its Investigation of Highmark's Affiliation Agreement with West Penn Allegheny Health System
April 4, 2012
Former Executive of Miami-Based Ocean Bank Sentenced to Serve 37 Months in Prison for Participating in Bribery Scheme and Filing False Tax Returns
April 3, 2012
G.S. Electech Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Auto Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
March
March 28, 2012
Antitrust Division Issues 2012 Edition of Its Annual Newsletter
March 27, 2012
New York Financial Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey
Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Humana Inc.'s Acquisition of Arcadian Management Services Inc.
March 26, 2012
DENSO Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing and Bid Rigging on Auto Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
March 23, 2012
SK Foods Former Owner and CEO Scott Salyer Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Price Fixing in California
March 14, 2012
Former Employee of Nursing Home Company Operating in North Carolina and Virginia Pleads Guilty to Kickback Schemes and Tax Evasion
March 13, 2012
Taiwan-Based AU Optronics Corporation, Its Houston-Based Subsidiary and Former Top Executives Convicted for Role in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy
March 7, 2012
Former Department of Veterans Affairs Official Sentenced to Serve 60 Months in Prison for Conspiracy and Wire Fraud
February
February 24, 2012
Former Chairman of Taiwan Aftermarket Auto Lights Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty in Price-Fixing Conspiracy
California Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions
February 23, 2012
Two Financial Investors Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey
February 15, 2012
Justice Department Settlement Requires Gunnison Energy and SG Interests to Pay The United States a Total of $550,000 for Antitrust and False Claims Act Violations
February 13, 2012
Statement of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division on Its Decision to Close Its Investigations of Google Inc.'s Acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and the Acquisitions of Certain Patents by Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd.
February 10, 2012
Justice Department Requires Mill Divestitures in International Paper's Acquisition of Temple-Inland
February 9, 2012
Three Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Former Owner of Illinois Technology Company Sentenced to Serve 30 Months in Prison for Role in Multi-State Scheme to Defraud Federal E-Rate Program
Justice Department Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit Against Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext
February 2, 2012
Four Individuals and Three Corporations Convicted for Roles in Wire Fraud Conspiracy at New York Presbyterian Hospital
January
January 31, 2012
Virginia Contractor Sentenced to Serve 37 Months in Prison for Kickback Scheme and Failure to File Tax Return
January 30, 2012
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Acting Assistant Attorney General Sharis A. Pozen at the Briefing on Department's Enforcement Action in Auto Parts Industry
Yazaki Corp., DENSO Corp. and Four Yazaki Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Automobile Parts Price-Fixing and Bid-Rigging Conspiracies
January 27, 2012
California Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions
Former Owner of Florida-Based Airline Service Company Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Illinois-Based Ryan International Airlines
January 25, 2012
Former Executive of Miami-Based Ocean Bank Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Scheme and to Filing False Tax Returns
Former Employee and Contractor of Florida Property Management Company Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud
January 23, 2012
Acting Assistant Attorney General Pozen Announces Departure from Antitrust Division
January 17, 2012
New Jersey Pipe Supply Company and Owner Sentenced for Their Role in Fraud and Bribery Conspiracy in Power Generation Industry
Former Employee and Contractors of Florida Property Management Company Indicted in Illinois for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Wire Fraud
January 9, 2012
CDR Financial Products Executive and Former Executive Plead Guilty in New York to Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Related to Municipal Bond Investments