United States v. Van Avermaet

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Criminal No. 21-cr-443-4 (TSC/ZMF) JEAN PAUL VAN AVERMAET, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The government charged Jean Paul Van Avermaet and three co-defendants with conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices for contracts involving security services. Indictment ¶ 16, ECF No. 1. The United States solicited bids and entered into contracts with Defendants for security services on United States military bases in Belgium. Id. ¶ 19. The single-count Indictment charges Van Avermaet with violating the Sherman Act between…