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Company: Teneyck Inc., formerly known as Neill Supply Co. Inc.
Penalty: $847,000
Year: 2012
Date: January 17, 2012
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: A New Jersey industrial pipe supply company and its owner were sentenced for participating in a conspiracy to commit fraud and pay bribes to a purchasing manager at Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Ed) in return for the manager's efforts to steer contracts to the company. Bernard Grobart of New York City was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Manhattan by Judge Paul G. Gardephe to serve 60 months in prison and to pay a $125,000 criminal fine. Teneyck Inc., formerly known as Neill Supply Co. Inc. of Lyndhurst, N.J., was sentenced to pay a $550,000 criminal fine. Grobart and Teneyck were also sentenced to pay $297,000 in restitution, jointly and severally with their co-conspirators, to the victim, Con Ed.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Antitrust Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
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