The US DoJ announces first criminal prosecution against a conspiracy specifically targeting e-commerce (Topkins)

McEvoy, Deirdre; LoBiondo, George

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6 Apr 2015

The US DoJ announces first criminal prosecution against a conspiracy specifically targeting e-commerce (Topkins)

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US DoJ, Topkins, No. 15 Cr. 201, Press Release, 6 April 2015

First E-commerce Price Fixing Prosecution Yields Swift Guilty Plea* In what it is calling the Antitrust Division’s “first criminal prosecution against a conspiracy specifically targeting e-commerce,” the Department of Justice has announced that an individual has agreed to plead guilty to charges that he conspired to fix the prices of wall posters sold online

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Deirdre McEvoy
Siemens (New York)

United States 21 contributions 7482 visits
George LoBiondo
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler (New York)

United States 5 contributions 1240 visits

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Deirdre McEvoy, George LoBiondo, The US DoJ announces first criminal prosecution against a conspiracy specifically targeting e-commerce (Topkins), 6 April 2015, e-Competitions US Private Enforcement, Art. N° 72682

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