On January 29, 2026, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced a $1 million payment to a whistleblower for a bid-rigging conspiracy, marking the DOJ’s first payment under the new ...

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice on January 29, 2026, issued its first-ever antitrust whistleblower award. The $1 million payment was awarded to an individual whose report ...

Air Force bid rigging case: former Master Sergeant pleads guilty to $37M fraud, exposing procurement risks and compliance ...

A Columbus woman has been charged in connection with her alleged role in a bid rigging scheme that artificially inflated prices in online auctions, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced recently.

An informant who reported illegal bid-rigging of used car auctions to federal authorities received a $1 million reward, the Justice Department said Thursday, the first antitrust whistleblower award ...

U.S. antitrust enforcers say an online car auction platform quietly manipulated its own marketplace, using fake bids and a secret profit‑sharing deal to push used‑vehicle prices higher. The ...

A retired master sergeant in the Air Force on Wednesday pleaded guilty to inflating the cost of information technology ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $1 million to a whistleblower whose information helped expose a bid-rigging scheme involving online used-vehicle auctions, marking the first payout under the ...

A Wilmington man pled guilty to a multi-million-dollar, bid-rigging conspiracy affecting United States military installations, said the U.S. Justice Department. Thomas Rollins, president of a metal ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The president of a metal fabrication and manufacturing company pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 5, to charges involving taking $8.5 million in rigged procurements. Thomas C.

A former U.S. Air Force master sergeant pleaded guilty Wednesday to leading a complex bid rigging and bribery conspiracy for ...