Micron Executive Agrees To Plead Guilty To Obstructing A Price-fixing Investigation Involving Computer Memory

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Infineon Technologies AG to plead guilty
to price fixing

Infineon Technologies AG to plead guilty
to price fixing 09/16/2004 01:41 AM
A German manufacturer of technology commonly used in personal computers has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $160 million fine for engaging in an international price-fixing conspiracy that drove up computer prices, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Infineon Technologies AG "conspired with unnamed manufacturers" to boost prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) sold to computer makers, the Justice Department said.

Government antitrust lawyers identified the firms directly affected by the conspiracy as Dell, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Apple, IBM, and Gateway.

"This is very good news for consumers and for businesses," said R. Hewitt Pate, assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division.

Officials said some computer makers were forced to increase product prices because of the conspiracy, while others decreased the amount of memory used in some products. Infineon and other DRAM manufacturers, including Samsung, Hynix and Micron Technologies, also face civil lawsuits in San Francisco.

The Justice Department refused to name firms that allegedly conspired with Infineon in the criminal case announced Wednesday. The $160 million fine is the third largest price-fixing penalty in U.S. history.

News source: CNN

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Former Qwest Communications executive
Thomas Hall agrees to plead guilty

Former Qwest Communications executive
Thomas Hall agrees to plead guilty 09/18/2004 01:34 PM
Canadian Press Sep 18 2004 4:19PM GMT

Computer Associates' ex-executive to
plead guilty

Computer Associates' ex-executive to
plead guilty 01/22/2004 05:07 PM
Reuters Jan 22 2004 8:47PM GMT

Infineon pleads guilty to memory
price-fixing

Infineon pleads guilty to memory
price-fixing 09/15/2004 03:23 PM
Nailed for $160m

Former Micron exec to plead guilty for
obstruction

Former Micron exec to plead guilty for
obstruction 12/17/2003 08:29 PM
CNET Dec 17 2003 7:12PM ET

Micron exec to plead guilty for
obstruction

Micron exec to plead guilty for
obstruction 12/17/2003 03:39 PM
A regional sales manager for memory chip maker Micron Technology agrees to plead guilty to trying to obstruct an investigation into price fixing, the U.S. Department of Justice says.

Micron Sales Manager to Plead Guilty in
DRAM Case

Micron Sales Manager to Plead Guilty in
DRAM Case 12/17/2003 11:51 PM
Boston Globe Dec 17 2003 10:53PM ET

Former Enron executive to plead guilty

Former Enron executive to plead guilty 05/19/2004 07:13 PM

Infineon to plead guilty in memory chip
case

Infineon to plead guilty in memory chip
case 09/15/2004 06:58 PM
USA Today Sep 15 2004 10:46PM GMT

3 Plead Guilty in Computer Associates
Case

3 Plead Guilty in Computer Associates
Case 04/09/2004 04:03 PM
As three former executives of Computer Associates pleaded guilty to securities fraud, investigators are zeroing in on Sanjay Kumar, the company's chief executive.

Three plead guilty to trying to hack
into Lowe's computer

Three plead guilty to trying to hack
into Lowe's computer 08/05/2004 09:38 PM

Ex-Computer Associates employee to plead
guilty-NYT

Ex-Computer Associates employee to plead
guilty-NYT 01/22/2004 10:16 AM
Reuters Jan 22 2004 1:37PM GMT

Ex-Executives of Computer Associates
Plead Not Guilty

Ex-Executives of Computer Associates
Plead Not Guilty 09/23/2004 11:22 PM
New York Times Sep 24 2004 2:45AM GMT

Ex-Computer Associates staffer to plead
guilty

Ex-Computer Associates staffer to plead
guilty 01/23/2004 02:25 PM
Silicon India Jan 23 2004 7:05PM GMT

Ex-Banker Is Convicted of Obstructing
Investigation

Ex-Banker Is Convicted of Obstructing
Investigation 05/03/2004 07:21 PM
Frank P. Quattrone, a vivid symbol of the 1990's technology boom, was found guilty today of obstructing federal investigations.

CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Computer
Associates' ex-executive pleads guilty

CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Computer
Associates' ex-executive pleads guilty 01/23/2004 01:22 AM
Forbes Jan 23 2004 5:24AM GMT

Intel Corp cuts price of computer memory
chip prices

Intel Corp cuts price of computer memory
chip prices 11/05/2003 10:34 PM
Irish Examiner Nov 5 2003 10:14PM ET

Update: Former CA executives plead
guilty

Update: Former CA executives plead
guilty 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
Three former executives of Computer Associates International Inc. pleaded guilty on Thursday to criminal charges associated with improper accounting at the Islandia, New York, software company.

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Micron puts new memory into action

Micron puts new memory into action 12/08/2003 01:09 AM
CNET Dec 8 2003 0:15AM ET

Micron Demos Next-Gen Memory Technology

Micron Demos Next-Gen Memory Technology 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Micron Technology has demonstrated a working system that uses next-generation memory technology, taking another step toward making high-bandwidth applications feasible for the mainstream.

Lea Fastow to Plead Guilty in Enron Case

Lea Fastow to Plead Guilty in Enron Case 05/06/2004 05:52 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 6 2004 9:55AM GMT

Rudolph To Plead Guilty to Bombings
(washingtonpost.com)

Rudolph To Plead Guilty to Bombings
(washingtonpost.com) 04/08/2005 10:03 PM
washingtonpost.com - Eric Rudolph, the self-proclaimed survivalist who eluded federal capture for more than five years in the North Carolina woods, has agreed to plead guilty to four terrorist bombings, including the deadly explosion at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, the Justice Department announced yesterday.

Suspect in Blast at '96 Olympics to
Plead Guilty

Suspect in Blast at '96 Olympics to
Plead Guilty 04/08/2005 10:29 PM
As part of his plea agreement, Eric R. Rudolph revealed the location of more than 250 pounds of dynamite and of a bomb.

Report: Moussaoui Plans to Plead Guilty
(AP)

Report: Moussaoui Plans to Plead Guilty
(AP) 04/19/2005 07:08 AM
AP - Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person in the United States charged in connection with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, says he plans to plead guilty, The Washington Post reported.

Two Marines Plead Guilty to Iraqi Abuse
(AP)

Two Marines Plead Guilty to Iraqi Abuse
(AP) 06/03/2004 01:48 PM
AP - Two 19-year-old Marines pleaded guilty to giving electric shocks to an Iraqi prisoner they were guarding in early April, months after the Abu Ghraib prison abuse, military officials said.

Two marines plead guilty to Iraqi abuse

Two marines plead guilty to Iraqi abuse 06/03/2004 03:25 PM

Three Former CA Execs Plead Guilty to
Fraud Conspiracy

Three Former CA Execs Plead Guilty to
Fraud Conspiracy 04/09/2004 03:58 PM
UPDATED: The ex-chief financial officer of Computer Associates International was one of three former financial execs who pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal charges related to a federal investigation of the company's bookkeeping.

Berger to Plead Guilty to Taking
Materials (AP)

Berger to Plead Guilty to Taking
Materials (AP) 03/31/2005 11:17 PM
AP - Former national security adviser Sandy Berger will plead guilty to taking classified documents from the National Archives, the Justice Department said Thursday.

Three plead guilty to Internet music
piracy

Three plead guilty to Internet music
piracy 11/17/2003 11:09 PM
ABC Online Nov 17 2003 10:31PM ET

Two plead not guilty in Ingram hacking
case

Two plead not guilty in Ingram hacking
case 08/17/2004 10:55 PM

Stronger memory market boosts Micron

Stronger memory market boosts Micron 12/24/2003 01:22 PM
The company announces a surprise first-quarter profit on healthy demand for DRAM. Analysts say revenue increases should be the rule for memory makers in the next two years.

Memory maker Micron back in black

Memory maker Micron back in black 06/23/2004 08:28 PM
The company returned to profitability in the past quarter, thanks to higher memory prices and a diversifying customer base.

AOL Email Leaker Allowed To Plead Guilty
This Time

AOL Email Leaker Allowed To Plead Guilty
This Time 02/05/2005 09:49 PM
Back in December, we noted that the AOL employee who leaked the entire company's customer database to spammers tried to plead guilty, but the judge rejected the plea, saying he wasn't even sure if a crime had been committed. It appears the judge spent January catching up on the latest law books, and now agrees that, yes, a law has been broken, and, yes, the guy can plead guilty. He now faces a few years in jail and the prospect of paying a few hundred thousand dollars to AOL for the cost of cleaning up the mess he caused.

Pilot Is Expected to Plead Guilty in
S.I. Ferry Crash

Pilot Is Expected to Plead Guilty in
S.I. Ferry Crash 08/04/2004 10:10 AM
The results of an inquiry into the crash, one of the worst mass transit disasters in the city's history, will be announced today.

"Berger Will Plead Guilty To Taking
Classified Paper"

"Berger Will Plead Guilty To Taking
Classified Paper" 04/01/2005 10:27 PM

Eric Rudolph to Plead Guilty to Bombings
(Reuters)

Eric Rudolph to Plead Guilty to Bombings
(Reuters) 04/08/2005 03:37 PM
Reuters - Accused serial bomber and one-time fugitive Eric Rudolph has agreed to plead guilty to the 1996 bombing of the Summer Olympics in Atlanta and a string of attacks on abortion clinics and a lesbian bar, a law enforcement official close to the investigation said on Friday.

Ex-Adviser to Clinton to Plead Guilty to
Taking Documents

Ex-Adviser to Clinton to Plead Guilty to
Taking Documents 03/31/2005 07:56 PM
Samuel R. Berger has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal misdemeanor charge and give up his security clearance for three years.

Lea Fastow to Plead Guilty in Enron Case
(Reuters)

Lea Fastow to Plead Guilty in Enron Case
(Reuters) 05/06/2004 02:58 AM
Reuters - The wife of former Enron Corp. finance chief Andrew Fastow was scheduled to plead guilty to a misdemeanor tax charge on Thursday, the culmination of a critical plea bargain that propelled the Enron criminal investigation forward.

Three Australian students plead guilty
to internet piracy

Three Australian students plead guilty
to internet piracy 11/18/2003 12:12 AM
ABC Online Nov 17 2003 11:34PM ET
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