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Former Digital Interactive Whiteboards Salesman Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids to the Largest Public-School System in the United States

February 15, 2023

A former salesman pleaded guilty today for his leading role in a bid rigging scheme involving the sales of certain brands of digital interactive whiteboards to the New York City Department of Education Public Schools (NYCDOE). From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Insulation Contracting Firm Co-Owner Sentenced to Fifteen Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay more than $1 Million to Victims of Bid Rigging and Fraud

February 14, 2023

Michael S. Flynn was sentenced on Feb. 10 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to fifteen months’ imprisonment and restitution of $1,062,155 for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud schemes targeting public and private entities in Connecticut. This is the seventh sentencing arising out of the investigation into the insulation contracting industry. From the U.S. Department of Justice:…

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Two Amazon Marketplace Sellers and Four Companies Plead Guilty to Price Fixing DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs

February 13, 2023

Two Amazon marketplace sellers and four of their companies have pleaded guilty to price fixing DVDs and Blu Ray Discs. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Benteler Steel & Tube Manufacturing Corp. Abandons Merger with Tenaris, S.A. After Justice Department Investigation

February 6, 2023

Tenaris, S.A. (Tenaris) confirmed that Benteler Steel & Tube Manufacturing Corp. (Benteler) has walked away from Tenaris’s planned $460 million take-over of Benteler’s state-of-the-art steel and tube manufacturing facility in Shreveport, Louisiana. The abandonment comes after the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division raised competition concerns about the deal. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Justice Department Withdraws Outdated Enforcement Policy Statements

February 3, 2023

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced today the withdrawal of three outdated antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in healthcare markets: Department of Justice and FTC Antitrust Enforcement Policy Statements in the Health Care Area (Sept. 15, 1993); Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care (Aug. 1, 1996); and Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Policy…

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Municipal Employee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy

February 2, 2023

A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employee pleaded guilty on Jan. 30 to conspiring with other individuals to engage in wire fraud in connection with MTA excess vehicle auctions.    From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Justice Department Sues Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies

January 24, 2023

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Arrest and Criminal Charges Against British and Russian Businessmen for Facilitating Sanctions Evasion of Russian Oligarch’s $90 Million Yacht

January 20, 2023

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Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Fraud in Securing Millions of Dollars in Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

January 18, 2023

The owner of several companies in the construction industry was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a 1.75 million fine for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud the United States. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging

January 17, 2023

A Texas military contractor pleaded guilty on Jan. 12 to rigging bids on public military contracts in the state of Texas. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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