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The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department had one of its biggest years ever in fiscal 2014: $1.86 billion in fines and penalties from various enforcement actions. The lion’s share of that sum stems from a widespread price-fixing and bid-rigging scheme in the auto parts industry, as well as the ...
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