Criminal
Nov. 18, 2011
Company sentenced in auto lights conspiracy
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Maxzone Vehicle Lighting Corp. to pay a $43 million fine for participating in a price-fixing conspiracy.
By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Francisco federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Fontana-based Maxzone Vehicle Lighting Corp. to pay a $43 million fine for participating in an international price-fixing conspiracy in the market for replacement auto lights.
U.S. District Judge Richard G. Seeborg chose a downward departure from the sentencing range of $123 million to $245 million to prevent Maxzone from going out of business and to allow it to reserve fun...
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