It’s official. Jackson County Sheriff and long-time South Mississippi law enforcement officer Mike Ezell has announced his next intended move in public service. On Wednesday, Ezell formally announced he is running for Mississippi’s 4th District Congressional Seat in U.S. Congress come 2022.
Ezell made the formal announcement on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse in Pascagoula during a press conference.
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He’s been the first in line to roll up his sleeve and give blood, on the scene to comfort victims of crime during his 41 years in law enforcement, and on this day, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell threw his hat in the ring – making the official announcement of his bid to run for Mississippi’s 4th District Congressional Seat in the United States Congress.
BLM director Jocelyn Campbell had set up a second phone to communicate with two ALM directors, instead of using his business phone.
After seizing the phone, investigators found hundreds of calls between the directors and “text messages evidencing an agreement and/or concerted practice to share the market”.
Jocelyn Campbell, who was a director of BLM British Lead in Welwyn Garden City, will be banned from serving as a company director for six-and-a-half years.
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In 2020, both companies admitted fixing prices, agreeing not to target certain customers and sharing sensitive information.
ALM was fined £1.5million and BLM £8million.
3 company directors to be disqualified over construction cartel
The CMA has secured the disqualification of 3 company directors, after finding they broke competition law by forming a cartel in the construction industry.
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This move follows an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into 2 of the UK’s largest suppliers of rolled lead, Associated Lead Mills Ltd (ALM) and H.J. Enthoven Ltd (trading as BLM British Lead), which are based in Hertfordshire. Rolled lead is used mainly for roofing and is an important product for the construction sector.
The companies, which together account for a sizeable proportion of UK rolled lead supplies, admitted last year to forming an illegal cartel. This included breaking the law 4 times by colluding on prices, sharing the rolled lead market by arranging not to target certain customers, and arranging not to supply a new business because it risked disrupting the firms’ existing
A company director who colluded with a rival rolled-lead firm and tried to hide it by using a dedicated mobile phone has been disqualified. He is one of