United States v. Ashland-Warren, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

WISEMAN, District Judge.

This Memorandum addresses the motion of defendants Ashland-Warren and Ashland Oil to dismiss these indictments on double jeopardy grounds, or in the alternative, to require an election of counts. Each indictment alleges a violation of section one of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § l. 1 Defendants argue that Ashland-Warren’s prior convictions in the Eastern District of Virginia on three section one charges bar these prosecutions, because they are all based on a single conspiracy. For the reasons set forth in this Memorandum, the Court denies the motion. The…