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 ...

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 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 ...

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

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

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.