U.S. Department
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PETER K. HUSTON (State Bar No. 150058) Attorneys for the United States
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
The United States of America, acting through its attorneys, charges: I. 1. JUI HUNG "SAM" WU ("defendant") is made a defendant on the charge stated below. 2. From on or about September 14, 2001 until on or about January 31, 2006, the defendant's former corporate employer, HannStar Display Corporation ("HannStar"), and coconspirators entered into and engaged in a combination and conspiracy in the United States and elsewhere to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing the prices of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display panels ("TFT-LCD"). The combination and conspiracy engaged in by the Hannstar and coconspirators was an unreasonable restraint of interstate and foreign trade and commerce in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. ｧ 1). The defendant knowingly joined and participated in the charged conspiracy from on or about September 21, 2001, to on or about January 31, 2006. 3. The charged combination and conspiracy consisted of a continuing agreement, understanding, and concert of action among the defendant, Hannstar, and coconspirators, the substantial terms of which were to agree to fix the prices of TFT-LCD. 4. For the purpose of forming and carrying out the charged combination and conspiracy, the defendant, Hannstar, and coconspirators did those things that they combined and conspired to do, including, among other things: (a) participating in meetings, conversations, and communications in Taiwan, Korea, and the United States to discuss the prices of TFT-LCD; (b) agreeing, during those meetings, conversations, and communications, to charge prices of TFT-LCD at certain predetermined levels; (c) issuing price quotations in accordance with the agreements reached; (d) exchanging information on sales of TFT-LCD for the purpose of monitoring and enforcing adherence to the agreed-upon prices; and (e) authorizing, ordering, and consenting to the participation of subordinate employees in the conspiracy. DEFENDANT AND COCONSPIRATORS 5. HannStar was a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Taiwan and was engaged in the business of producing and selling TFT-LCD to customers in the United States and elsewhere during the time period covered by this information. JUI HUNG "SAM" WU was Executive Director of Global Sales & Marketing for HannStar during certain periods covered by this Information. 6. Various corporations and individuals, not made defendants in this Information, participated as coconspirators in the offense charged in this Information and performed acts and made statements in furtherance of it. 7. Whenever in this Information reference is made to any act, deed, or transaction of any corporation, the allegation means that the corporation engaged in the act, deed, or transaction by or through its officers, directors, employees, agents, or other representatives while they were actively engaged in the management, direction, control, or transaction of its business or affairs. III. 8. TFT-LCD are glass panels composed of an array of tiny pixels that are electronically manipulated in order to display images. TFT-LCD are manufactured in a broad range of sizes and specifications for use in televisions, notebook computers, desktop monitors, mobile devices, and other applications. 9. During the period covered by this Information, the defendant, Hannstar, and coconspirators sold and distributed TFT-LCD in a continuous and uninterrupted flow of interstate and foreign trade and commerce to customers located in states or countries other than the states or countries in which the defendant, Hannstar, and their coconspirators produced TFT-LCD. 10. The business activities of the defendant, Hannstar, and coconspirators that are the subject of this Information were within the flow of, and substantially affected, interstate and foreign trade and commerce. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 11. The combination and conspiracy charged in this Information was carried out, in part, in the Northern District of California, within the five years preceding the filing of this Information. ALL IN VIOLATION OF TITLE 15, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1.
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