San Francisco DOJ takes on another complex cartel case: shipping containers
By Alex Wilts ( June 2, 2026, 21:56 GMT | Comment) -- A US Department of Justice criminal case against executives and global shipping container manufacturers is being led by the Antitrust Division’s San Francisco office, highlighting its longstanding role in complex international cartel prosecutions. The case alleges a multi-year price-fixing and output restriction conspiracy and is regarded as one of the most significant criminal cases the division has announced in decades.When a federal court last month unsealed a superseding indictment in one of the US Department of Justice’s most significant criminal antitrust cases in decades, attention focused on Washington, DC, where the DOJ made the announcement. But the investigation — and now the prosecution — is being led nearly 3,000 miles away in San Francisco....
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