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Executive Pleads Guilty to Criminal Attempted Monopolization

October 31, 2022

The president of a paving and asphalt contractor based in Billings, Montana, has pleaded guilty to attempting to monopolize the market for highway crack-sealing services in Montana and Wyoming.  From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Providence Meth Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

October 27, 2022

PROVIDENCE – A Providence man found by law enforcement to be in possession of more than 50 grams of crystal methamphetamine and two guns was sentenced today to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Health Care Company Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Conspiring to Suppress Wages of School Nurses

October 27, 2022

VDA OC LLC (VDA), a health care staffing company, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for entering into and engaging in a conspiracy with a competitor to allocate employee nurses and to fix the wages of those nurses.  From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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New Jersey Construction Company Operator Indicted for Tax Crimes and Bankruptcy Fraud

October 20, 2022

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Directors Resign from the Boards of Five Companies in Response to Justice Department Concerns about Potentially Illegal Interlocking Directorates

October 19, 2022

The Justice Department announced today that seven directors have resigned from corporate board positions in response to concerns by the Antitrust Division that their roles violated the Clayton Act’s prohibition on interlocking directorates. Section 8 of the Clayton Act (Section 8) prohibits directors and officers from serving simultaneously on the boards of competitors, subject to…

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Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Singapore Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam

October 14, 2022
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Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Singapore Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam ASowah@doc.gov Fri, 10/14/2022 – 13:02 Export and investment promotion FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, October 14, 2022 Office of Public Affairs publicaffairs@doc.gov Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo thanked Singapore Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam for Singapore’s cooperation on the…

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Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and European Commission Hold Second U.S.-EU Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue

October 13, 2022

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, Federal Trade Commission Chair (FTC) Lina Khan and Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager of the European Commission met today in Brussels for the second meeting of the U.S.-EU Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue (TCPD). The three leaders met to take stock of the progress made on…

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Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Meet with Fellow G7 Enforcement Partners on Competition in Digital Markets

October 12, 2022

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan participated in a G7 Joint Competition Policy Makers & Enforcers Summit (Summit) today as part of the 2022 G7 Digital and Technology Track. The Summit, hosted by the German Bundeskartellamt and Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate…

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Tijuana Man Pleads Guilty to “Double-Broker” Scheme Targeting San Diego Truckers

October 6, 2022

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Former Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Bribery

October 3, 2022

A former construction contractor became the second person to plead guilty for participating in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme involving California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) improvement and repair contracts. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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