In the United States, there are two major federal antitrust laws relating to cartels: Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act (15 U.S.C. § 1), which prohibits "[e]very contract, combination in the form of trust.
The US Department of Justice’s DOJ Antitrust Division has continued to actively investigate and pursue alleged criminal violations of antitrust laws and collusive activity in government procurement. US Attorney General Merrick Garland noted in a March 2022.
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Congress recently passed the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, which amends the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 by adding Section 216, “Anti-Retaliation Protection for Whistleblowers.” Similarly, Congress recently enacted the Anti-Money Laundering Act, which amends the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 as well as a host of other anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing laws.
OSHA’s announcement indicates that, under the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, it “will investigate individual whistleblower’s [sic] complaints of retaliation for reporting criminal antitrust violations to their superiors or the federal government; or for showing cause, testifying or participating in, or otherwise assisting an investigation or proceeding related to antitrust law violations.” OSHA will also investigate similar complaints of retaliation for reporting money laundering-rel