WWL-chefer anklages for prisfusk i USA

Tre tidligere topchefer fra norske Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics er blevet tiltalt for at stå bag ulovlige prisaftaler i USA. WWL har tidligere erklæret sig skyldig og betalt en bøde på op mod 100 mio. dollar. Otte topchefer fra andre involverede rederier er også tiltalt.

Tiltalerne mod de tre topchefer blev allerede rejst i november i fjor, men blev først offentliggjort tirsdag og er et resultat af den fortsatte amerikanske efterforskning af ulovlige prisaftaler blandt fire biltransportrederier.

De tre tiltalte er det tidligere CEO, nordmanden Arild Iversen, svenske Anders Boman, der var chef for forretningen i Asien og tyskeren Kai Krass, der var kommerciel chef for Europa, da de påståede ulovligheder fandt sted.

I følge det amerikanske justitsministerium er de tre blevet anklaget for “at deltage i en længerevarende sammensværgelse om at fordele bestemte kunder og ruter i mellem sig og for at aftale priser på internationale fragter til og fra USA og andre steder, herunder havnen i Baltimore”.

Ud over de tre nu tidligere chefer i WWL er otte chefer fra de tre andre involverede rederier allerede blevet anklaget i sagen. Fire af dem har erklæret sig skyldige og står nu til at afsone fængselstraffe, men flere andre er flygtet, oplyser det amerikanske justitsministerium.

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