Lopez sentencing could be test for US courts on criminal antitrust labor violations
By Alex Wilts ( October 9, 2025, 13:40 GMT | Comment) -- A US judge’s response to the Department of Justice’s sentencing proposal for a healthcare staffing executive convicted of wage-fixing and fraud could signal how harshly courts are willing to punish criminal antitrust violations in labor markets. On Thursday in Las Vegas, prosecutors are expected to argue that Eduardo Lopez be sentenced to between about eight and 10 years in prison and pay restitution to his victims. A US judge’s response to the Department of Justice’s sentencing proposal for a healthcare staffing executive convicted of wage-fixing and fraud could signal how harshly courts are willing to punish criminal antitrust violations in labor markets....
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