What 1st Antitrust Extradition Means For Auto Parts Case

Law360, New York (April 11, 2014, 6:46 PM EDT) -- On April 4, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division announced a milestone victory, having successfully litigated its first extradition for an alleged antitrust violation.[1] Romano Pisciotti, an Italian national and former Parker ITS SRL executive, was extradited from Germany for his involvement with the marine hose cartel, almost seven years after the DOJ began its investigation with raids in Houston on May 2, 2007. Pisciotti was arrested in Germany on June 17, 2013, and surrendered to the U.S. authorities under the terms of the U.S.-Germany extradition treaty, which provides for extradition where the alleged offense is punishable under both German and U.S. federal law....

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