The parcel tanker shipping industry has recently been subjected to a criminal antitrust investigation resulting in indictments and a number of plea agreements. Questions about the Department of Justice's ("DOJ") Corporate Leniency Policy, in which the Antitrust Division will grant amnesty from criminal prosecution to corporations that come forward to report illegal activity, have been raised by DOJ's handling of that amnesty. Specifically, DOJ has granted amnesty to individuals and
corporations, then attempted to revoke those grants of amnesty.
