Jury Reached Not-Guilty Verdicts in Major IT Service Bid-Rigging Case
Seven individuals and three companies charged in a bid-rigging scheme for IT contracts with the Government of Canada have been found not guilty by the jury, after a lengthy trial which concluded in April 2015. In February 2009, the Competition Bureau laid criminal charges against 14 individuals and 7 companies who were accused of bid rigging in the process of obtaining IT service contracts for Canada Board Services Agency, Transport Canada, and Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). The Bureau initiated an investigation after receiving complaints from PWGSC. The investigation focused on 10 competitive bidding processes from 2005, worth approximately $67 million ... [more] Full article
Proffers to Competition Bureau must be disclosed to accused, court says
Information received by the Competition Bureau at the proffer stage of its Immunity and Leniency Programs is not protected from disclosure to other accused persons by settlement privilege, the Ontario ... [more] Full article
Auto Parts Supplier Fined $4.5 Million For Bid-Rigging
A Japanese motor vehicle components supplier, Yamashita Rubber, pleaded guilty to participating in an international bid-rigging conspiracy and was fined $4.5 million by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Yamashita ... [more] Full article
Sixth auto parts fine brings total to over $51 million
DENSO Corporation recently pleaded guilty to three counts of bid-rigging under the Competition Act and was fined $2.45 million, the Competition Bureau announced recently. DENSO was involved in an international ... [more] Full article
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