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Carpet company director admits to price-fixing
Summary
A director of a carpet company based in Charlestown, County Mayo, admitted at the Central Criminal Court to breaching competition law through a price-fixing arrangement. Brendan Smith, aged 39 and a director of Aston Carpets and Flooring, pleaded guilty to engaging in an anti-competitive agreement with a rival firm between July 2012 and April 2013. The agreement involved the companies coordinating bids to artificially inflate prices for their products. Smith further admitted to a second charge of attempting to obstruct a prosecution investigation by instructing an individual to delete emails in April 2013. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy remanded Smith on bail pending sentencing on May 4th.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Carpet company director admits to price-fixing. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- July 3, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 30, 2013 Adjournment
- May 4 Adjournment
- 2017-04-24 Publication
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Defendant
Outcome: Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy remanded Smith on bail until sentencing on May 4.
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