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DOJ and USPS make first whistleblower payout, awarding $1m in car auction fraud

Used vehicle platform EBLOCK allegedly failed to immediately take action against illegal activity including shill bids and elimination of competition at an acquired company.

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Catherine Ollinger

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The US DOJ’s Antitrust Division has teamed up with the US Postal Service (USPS) to reward a whistleblower with $1m for exposing an alleged case of used car auction fraud. The payout is the first to be made from the Whistleblower Rewards Program.

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