Antitrust Extradition

In April 2014, the DOJ completed extradition of the first defendant of an antitrust violation in the 124-year history of the Sherman Act..This article summarizes the development of U.S. criminal antitrust enforcement that culminated in this extradition.

20 minute read November 01, 2014 at 01:26 PM
By
David Laing
Antitrust Extradition

In April 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) completed extradition of the first defendant of an antitrust violation in the 124-year history of the Sherman Act of 1890. The extradition involved an Italian national extradited after his arrest in Germany in June 2013.

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