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Cargolux Airlines International S.A. has been informed by the US Department of Justice (DoJ), that a Miami Grand Jury has indicted Ulrich Ogiermann, President and CEO, and Robert van de Weg, Senior VP Sales and Marketing of Cargolux Airlines for participating in a conspiracy to fix and coordinate certain surcharges on air cargo shipments to and from the United States. In 2009, Cargolux Airlines, among other cargo airlines, entered into a plea agreement with the DoJ, under which the company pleaded guilty to a violation of the US Sherman Act relating to the charging of surcharges by major carriers for international air cargo shipments and agreed to pay a fine of US$ 119 million, payable in instalments over the coming 5 years. To date, a total of 18 airlines and 14 executives have been...
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