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Antitrust: Information on Criminal Cases

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Dec. 17, 1991
Report No. GGD-92-21FS
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Summary:

The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division investigates and prosecutes civil and criminal violations of federal antitrust laws. This fact sheet provides information on the Division's criminal antitrust enforcement efforts, in particular its enforcement of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which makes illegal any contract, monopolization, or conspiracy that results in the restraint of trade or commerce. GAO (1) provides information on the Division's policies and practices for identifying, selecting, and investigating criminal antitrust violations; (2) profiles complaints and leads the Division decided not to investigate; and (3) profiles closed criminal investigations.

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