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The company accepts the anti-competitive conduct of a small sample number of a local sales officer in Pooler, Georgia.
Argos USA LLC, the company’s indirect subsidiary, accepts the anti-competitive conduct of a small sample number of a local local sales force in Pooler, Georgia, United States.
As such, the company has entered into an agreement with the Antimonopoly Division of the Department of Justice of the United States and will make a payment of US $ 20 million in connection with the resolution of an investigation into anti-competitive conduct.
Vale la pena recordar that Argos was willing to participate in a conspiracy to fire prices, prepare tenders and assign markets for the concrete sales events in the District of Georgia and other places, announced this Monday by the Department of Justice .
“The employees of Argos and other companies of concrete premise delivered to the conspiracy to increase the price to the clients, assigning concrete precedents, combining rebates on combustible and ambient rates, and presenting offers to customers in early 2010 and continued almost immediately July 2016 ″, the DPA signaled in a communication.
Makan Delrahim, Secretary of Justice Auxiliar of the Antimonopoly Division of the Department of Justice, said that “This resolution reflects the dedication of the Division of Responsibility to those who engage with consumer consumers with critical and competitive commercial products. The sale of prices, the assignment of marketing and the manipulation of tenders only in ethical ethics, are illegal. The division, together with its companies set up to complete the league, will focus on enforcing those responsible for this type of product ”.
In agreement with a statement published by the Superintendent of Finance, the Argos USA administration, by virtue of Pooler’s office, company ”.
The assets in Pooler “will be sold later and are not part of Argos USA. Argos USA has a response for the behavior of the example and the ongoing collaborative activity with the DOJ and este asunto ”, agregó la empresa.