A bipartisan House Judiciary Committee member asks the Justice Department to investigate Amazon's obstruction of antitrust investigations
A bipartisan member of the House Judiciary Committee has sent Attorney General Merrick Garland a warning letter asking him to investigate possible criminal activity by Amazon and its senior executives. According to the letter, Amazon and its executives have repeatedly attempted to disturb or interfere with the House Judiciary Committee's investigation into antitrust violations, even if the committee gives them the opportunity to correct information. ... apparently ...
We write to alert the Department of Justice to potentially criminal conduct by Amazon and certain of its executives.
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Bipartisan Judiciary Committee Members Refer Amazon to DOJ for Potential Criminal Conduct by Senior Executives | US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
Amazon lied about using seller data, lawmakers say, urging DOJ investigation | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/us-lawmakers-seek-criminal-probe-of-amazon-for-lying-about-use-of-seller-data/
Amazon Flagged to Justice Department for Possible Criminal Obstruction of Congress --WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-flagged-to-justice-department-for-possible-criminal-obstruction-of-congress-11646827200
Amazon, along with Google's parent companies Alphabet, Apple, and Meta (formerly Facebook), has been investigated for 16 months for antitrust violations by bipartisan members of the House Judiciary Committee.
According to a letter sent by Commission members to Attorney General Garland, Amazon took actions in the investigation that were intended to interfere with, interfere with, and influence the investigation.
First of all, regarding the case that 'Amazon was misusing the sales information of a third party vendor', which is the source of the alleged violation of the Antimonopoly Act, Amazon executives said, 'Competition using the collected data is We have not done so, and we have not performed any operations that would display our products higher than third-party products in the search results. ' It has been reported.
Pointed out that Amazon is displaying its own brand products in a more prominent position than other companies' products --GIGAZINE
It has also been pointed out that Amazon tried to wipe out inaccurate testimony by repeatedly explaining internal regulations and denying the investigation report. Amazon describes the research report as leading to 'inaccurate conclusions' based on 'serious misunderstandings and speculations,' but according to the Commission, reports from former Amazon employees and distributors. It is said that testimony supporting the claim has been obtained.
In addition, although the Commission has provided Amazon with numerous opportunities to correct records, Amazon has not submitted any documents to support or correct its claims, instead. , He wrote a document explaining how his policy works in theory. However, in response to a related question about how the policy worked, Amazon refused to provide specific content such as internal audits and investigations.
'Through the investigation, Amazon's senior executives have patterned and practiced misleading behavior in front of the Commission. The Commission has provided numerous opportunities to resolve misunderstandings. However, they continued to thwart our efforts to reveal the truth. Amazon and the executives concerned must be held responsible for this action, so we have this issue. I decided to contact the Department of Justice to investigate whether Amazon interfered with Congress or violated other federal laws. I look forward to hearing from the Department of Justice on this important issue. I am doing it. '
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