U.S. accuses Chinese execs, shipping container companies of price fixing during pandemic

Seven Chinese executives and four of the largest shipping container manufacturers were criminally charged in an antitrust case alleging they engaged in illegal price fixing during the pandemic six years ago, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday. The indictment, which was first reported by CBS News, marks the latest in a series of investigations by the … Read more

Indictments announced against Chinese container firms for alleged price-fixing during COVID pandemic

Indictments announced against Chinese container firms for alleged price-fixing during COVID pandemic – CBS News Watch CBS News The Justice Department on Tuesday announced indictments against four Chinese shipping container manufacturers for allegedly cutting production to fix prices during the COVID-19 pandemic. CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs has more. Source link

U.S. probing whether Chinese companies cut shipping container production before COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. probing whether Chinese companies cut shipping container production before COVID-19 pandemic – CBS News Watch CBS News Investigators are looking into Chinese firms that allegedly slowed shipping container production in 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic erupted. CBS News’ Jake Rosen has more. Source link

Texas sheriff says 7th body could be tied to shipping container deaths, as ICE opens human smuggling probe

A man who was found dead Monday by the railroad tracks southwest of San Antonio, Texas, is believed to be connected to the six people who likely died of heat stroke inside a shipping container near the Mexico border, according to authorities.  The body of the seventh person was located nearly 150 miles north of … Read more