Doing biz with the US Govt may seem like easy money, but also comes at a price, and #wiretaps are just one tool #DOJ's Procurement #Collusion Strike Force investigators use against #GovtContractors when rooting out #antitrust #biz crimes . An Idaho fuel supplier found out the hard way recently when his contracts with the #ForestService were looked into and he was taped #PriceRigging to lock out #competition.

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DOJ's Use of Wiretaps in Small-Time Bid-Rigging Case Has Put Compliance Teams on Red Alert | Law.com

Government contractors should assume that the DOJ and FBI are listening to communications with competitors, said Dylan Carson, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.

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