Crowley fined $17 million for Puerto Rico price-fixing

Friday, August 03, 2012

Crowley Liner Services pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $17 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the trade between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Justice Department said. According to a one-count felony charge filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Crowley Liner Services engaged in a conspiracy to fix base rates for ocean transport of certain freight between the continental United States and Puert...

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