Sufficient evidence to convict Melton in Georgia concrete bid-rigging case, US DOJ says
( May 23, 2025, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice filed a brief urging a court of appeals to affirm a conviction against John D. Melton for participating in a bid-rigging conspiracy in the concrete industry in Georgia. It said that the evidence, which included testimony from a whistleblower and a coconspirator and 25 audio recordings of the conspirators’ operating the conspiracy in real time, readily sufficed to show an agreement among them to fix prices, rig bids, or allocate markets.See attached file. ...
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