One industry source claimed that price fixing and the operation of cartels was widespread in the business. |
These cartels often provided marketing and distribution services for members. |
In the last 10 years, we have uncovered many cartels, many secret price fixing agreements. |
The swirl of rumour includes reports that hold the powerful and influential drug cartels responsible. |
Mexican drug cartels have even offered a bounty for the killing of a U.S. law-enforcement officer. |
All the unions did was form cartels and use the threat of violence to keep competitors at bay and extort some wealth from the capitalists. |