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USA v. Florida West International Airways, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

1:10-cr-20864

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

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  1. November 02, 2012

    Florida West Fined $1M For Price-Fixing After Rare Plea

    A federal judge sentenced Florida West International Airways Inc. on Friday to pay $1 million over a five-year period after allowing the carrier to make an unusual no-contest plea to charges that it conspired to fix air cargo rates.

  2. October 31, 2012

    DOJ Can't Stop Florida West Bias Claims In Price-Fixing Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday refused to seal a filing from Florida West International Airways Inc. concerning allegegations that the accountant prosecutors are using as an expert witness in the price-fixing case has a criminal past and is biased, saying the government hasn't established any legal basis to ax the documents.

  3. October 29, 2012

    DOJ Fires Back At Claims Of Price-Fixing Expert's Bias

    The U.S. Department of Justice pushed Friday to block Florida West International Airways Inc. from making its "irrelevant," "unsubstantiated" and "mythical" claims that the government's expert accountant is biased against the company at an upcoming price-fixing sentencing hearing.

  4. October 26, 2012

    DOJ Wants At Least $1M Fine In Airline Price-Fixing Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice pushed a federal judge Thursday to fine Florida West International Airways Inc. at least $1 million after it pled no contest to air cargo price-fixing charges, but the airline countered that the penalty would amount to three years' worth of profits.

  5. October 01, 2012

    DOJ Wants Florida West's Financials In Price-Fixing Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asked a Florida federal judge to force Florida West International Airways Inc. to release key financial documents the government says it needs to make a sentencing recommendation for the airline following its no-contest plea in a price-fixing scheme.

  6. July 20, 2012

    Fight Over Florida West Plea Deal Highlights Inflexible DOJ

    A federal judge agreed Friday to let Florida West International Airways Inc. plead no contest to price-fixing charges, criticizing the U.S. Department of Justice's "rote opposition" to the rare plea in a decision that experts say illustrates a need for the agency to be more flexible in criminal cases.

  7. July 18, 2012

    DOJ Aims To Keep Rare Price-Fixing Plea Out Of Future Cases

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday urged the judge weighing a no-contest plea by Florida West International Airways Inc. in a criminal price-fixing case to explain his decision should he allow the unusual plea, a move aimed at limiting the decision's usefulness to future cartel defendants seeking to avoid a guilty plea.

  8. June 01, 2012

    Florida West's No Contest Price-Fixing Plea May Get OK

    The federal judge overseeing the government's price-fixing case against Florida West International Airways Inc. said Friday that he was inclined to allow the carrier to plead no contest to the criminal charges, an unusual plea that could set a troublesome precedent for the U.S. Department of Justice.

  9. May 22, 2012

    Air Shipper Says No-Contest Plea Won't Ease Cartel Sentence

    Florida West International Airways Inc. on Monday challenged prosecutors' claims that allowing the company to plead no contest to allegations of price-fixing would be a "slap on the wrists," arguing that such a plea would not diminish the cargo company's punishment.

  10. April 27, 2012

    Air Cargo Co. Looks To End Antitrust Case In Rare Plea

    Florida West International Airways Inc. sought court approval Friday to plead no contest to criminal price-fixing charges, saying the unusual plea fit because it's being driven to financial ruin and blamed for the conduct of a former executive secretly employed by a rival carrier.

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