US prosecutions on criminal antitrust offenses come at a high cost for foreign offenders

US prosecutions on criminal antitrust offenses come at a high cost for foreign offenders
Max Fillion, Lewis Crofts, James Panichi
mlex, 24 July 2020 (23 minutes)

‘The harshness of the penalties faced by three foreigners who have faced jailed time in the United States over criminal-antitrust offenses is being read as a cautionary tale for anyone, anywhere in the world, who has violated US cartel laws. The offenses may amount to white-collar crime, but the unforgiving prison regime faced by those who have been convicted, along with the readiness of US authorities to extradite those accused from third countries, is a reminder that even senior managers of wealthy companies can’t expect leniency from the Department of Justice. As MLex’s reporting has revealed, this unforgiving regime may work as a deterrent, but the three foreigners nabbed by the long arm of US justice have paid a very high price.‘