In November 2008, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland sentenced two defense contractors to probation who had pleaded guilty in connection with a conspiracy to steal confidential bidding information from a competitor. The conspiracy concerned contracts to supply the Department of Defense with jet fuel abroad. In its press release announcing the guilty pleas (attached Cartwright Press Release), the Antitrust Division’s Criminal Section noted that the defendants pleaded guilty to offenses that had maximum prison sentences of 20 years — conspiracy to commit wire fraud by one defendant and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, defraud the United States and steal trade secrets by the other defendant. The court rejected the government’s requests for prison time. It noted that the defendants had otherwise been exemplary businessman and citizens and were pioneers in supplying fuel to newly opened routes in Eastern Europe. They were responsible for opening aviation from throughout the world in these far flung areas. The defendants were represented by Richard Levitt, Esq. of Levitt & Kaizer, Ray Granger, Esq. of Granger & Associates and Gordon Mehler, Esq. of Law Offices of Gordon Mehler.
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Court Rejects DOJ’s Request for Prison Time for Two Defense Contractors
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