By Andrew P. Napolitano
The president's men trash the Constitution to pursue antagonists
A former executive of a Long Island, N.Y., defense company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in a scheme to rig bids on military contracts for products used to secure cargo on vehicles, vessels and aircraft and for soliciting a kickback on those contracts.
A former executive of a Long Island, N.Y., defense company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in a scheme to rig bids on military contracts for products used to secure cargo on vehicles, vessels and aircraft and for soliciting a kickback on those contracts.
"The antitrust division is committed to protecting the competitive market for Americans," said Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett, who heads the department's antitrust division. "We will continue to bring to justice those who rig bids and thereby deprive the public of the benefits afforded by a competitive bidding process."
