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Another DENSO Exec Guilty of Price Fixing and Bid Rigging

Posted on 27 April 2012 by Ken Zino

According to the latest charge, Hattori participated in the conspiracy from at least as early as July 2005, until at least July 2008. During the conspiracy, Hattori was an assistant manager in the Toyota Sales Division at DENSO from July 2005 until December 2006, and a manager in the Toyota Sales Division from December 2006 until at least July 2008. Continue reading →

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Tokyo Based Fujikura Guilty of Auto Parts Price Fixing

Posted on 23 April 2012 by Ken Zino

To date, including Fujikura, eight executives and five companies have been charged and have pled guilty in the department’s ongoing antitrust investigation into the auto parts industry. Three of the companies have pleaded guilty and have been sentenced to pay criminal fines totaling more than $748 million. Seven of the executives have pleaded guilty and have been sentenced to serve a total of more than 122 months in jail. Continue reading →

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Justice Department Seizes Counterfeit Chinese Sports Jerseys

Posted on 10 April 2012 by Ken Zino

The Department of Justice has seized more than $896,000 in proceeds from the distribution of Chinese made counterfeit sports apparel and jerseys as the result of an investigation into the sale of bogus goods on commercial websites. The individuals involved, based in China, sold counterfeit professional and collegiate sports apparel, primarily counterfeit sports jerseys. Continue reading →

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G.S. Electech Guilty of Price Fixing Auto Parts

Posted on 3 April 2012 by Ken Zino

Including G.S. Electech, eight executives and four companies have now been charged and have agreed to plead guilty in the ongoing price fixing investigation so far. Three of the companies have pleaded guilty and have been sentenced to pay criminal fines totaling more than $748 million. Seven of the executives have pleaded guilty and have been sentenced to serve a total of more than 122 months in jail. Continue reading →

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DENSO Exec Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing on Auto Parts

Posted on 26 March 2012 by Ken Zino

The plea agreement, which is subject to court approval, requires Imai serve one year and one day in a U.S. prison, to pay a $20,000 criminal fine and to cooperate with the department’s ongoing investigation. Imai is charged with price fixing in violation of the Sherman Act, which normally carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $1 million or greater criminal fine for individuals. Continue reading →

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BizJet Pays $11.8 M Fine under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Posted on 14 March 2012 by Ken Zino

BizJet International Sales and Support will pay an $11.8 million criminal penalty to resolve charges under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for bribing government officials. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based aircraft maintenance company with links to Lufthansa was under investigation by the Department of Justice for bribing government officials in Latin America to secure contracts to perform aircraft services for government agencies. Continue reading →

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Chairman of Taiwan Auto Light Maker Guilty of Price Fixing

Posted on 27 February 2012 by Ken Zino

Five individuals and four corporations have been charged by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. Continue reading →

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Cramming, the Latest Assault on Your Privacy and Pocketbook

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Ken Zino

The latest scam in our largely unregulated computerized world is ‘cramming,’ a criminal practice that imposes small charges on your phone bill for false services or products. The root cause is the lack of adequate security at phone companies, which allow thieves to corrupt the billing system and arrange for fraudulent charges. Continue reading →

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$90 Million MOEX Settlement for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Posted on 17 February 2012 by Ken Zino

As part of the settlement, MOEX will spend $20 million for land acquisition projects in several Gulf States that will preserve in perpetuity habitat and resources important to water quality. MOEX has also agreed to pay $70 million in civil penalties, of which, $45 million will go to the United States. This is the largest civil penalty ever recovered under the Clean Water Act. Continue reading →

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