Abstract
Around 2000 the Antitrust Division announced a new policy that would substitute more frequent and more severe prison sentences for heavier corporate fines in criminal cartel cases. This article documents that the Division has imprisoned more cartel managers and obtained longer sentences, but failed to achieve other goals. The elimination of no-jail plea deals has not been realized; the number of imprisoned executives per firm has not risen appreciably; adoption of criminalization by other jurisdictions is glacial; almost half of those executives who go to trial are acquitted; extradition is rare and problematic; and the number of fugitives is growing. The optimal mix of corporate and individual sanctions for deterrence remains elusive.
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