Argos USA to pay $20M in price-fixing scheme
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-01-05T20:04:00
Argos USA agreed to pay a $20 million criminal penalty to resolve DOJ charges of conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate markets for sales of ready-mix concrete.
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