Record of then vast airline price fixing case
The article details a sweeping price fixing scheme among international carriers that affected passenger and cargo surcharges from 2000 through 2006. Lufthansa and Virgin Atlantic admitted culpa and helped unlock leniency, leading to over 1.7 billion dollars in fines for 21 airlines and criminal actions against many executives. Regulators note substantial harm to U.S. consumers and businesses and describe extensive meetings and documents linking carriers across regions.
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Washington
Obal
U.S
Office Department
Ad 21 Airlines
British Airways
Korean Air
Band Air France
KLM
Fed
Just Lufthansa
Justice Department
FBI Gents
Virgin Tlantic
Vtce
DOJ
Martin Riecken
Lufthansa
the Americas
Virgin Atlantic
Bruce McCaffrey
Keith H. Packer
O’connor
California
San Francisco
Lebsock
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
United Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Warren Gerig
United
Northwest
Sarathool M
Justice
Cathay Pacific Airways
Japan Airlines
All Nippon Airways
Heathrow Airport
London
Air France-Klm
U S push not halting guns to Mexico
Federal agents struggle to slow gun flow into Mexico with inspections yielding only 386 guns over two years. The investigation ties a Fort Worth area gun to ICE Agent Jaime Zapata’s Feb 2011 murder. ATF data shows most discovered crime guns trace to the United States. Three Dallas area men face federal charges linked to gun sales to the Zetas.
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Rownsville
Texas
Mexico
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Fort Worth
White House
Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
Obama
Litano
Ject
ATF
CBS News
Center For Public Integrity
U.S
Center
Defense Department
United States
Israel
Belgium
ICE Special
Jaime Zapata
San Luis Potosi
Joshua
Dallas
Zapata
Violent
Zetas Drug Cartel
Zapatan
Tornado kills woman and injures 11 in Rayne Louisiana
A southwestern Louisiana tornado hit Rayne injuring 11 and killing a 21 year old woman when a tree struck her home. Debris scattered city wide with 100 plus homes damaged as 1,500 residents evacuated over natural gas leaks. State troopers and the National Weather Service confirmed the tornado and authorities set up shelters while Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans faced delays.
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Rayne
Louisiana
Maxine Trahan
Acadia Parish
U.S. Postal Service
Trahan
Stephen Hammons
National Weather Service
New Orleans
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Antitrust
Lufthansa Cargo
Brownsville
Gulf Coast
San Diego
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Brookings Institution
Ernesto Zedillo
Thomas Pickering
Bill Clinton
Alete Eyela
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