DOJ Antitrust Division
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division enforces the Sherman and Clayton Acts through criminal prosecution of cartel conduct, civil merger challenges, and non-merger civil cases against anticompetitive conduct. Its fiscal year runs October 1 to September 30, and it publishes workload statistics tables covering multi-year case activity.
| Category | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Cases Filed | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Civil Cases Filed | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Merger Challenges | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| Criminal Fines and Restitution | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Grand Jury Investigations | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
● sourced dataset available · ○ dataset pending additional source verification · — not covered in this dataset
New criminal antitrust cases — price-fixing, bid-rigging, market allocation — the Division filed against companies and individuals.
New civil, non-merger cases the Division filed challenging anticompetitive conduct outside the merger context.
Merger transactions the Division sought to block in court, or resolved through a consent decree requiring divestiture or other restructuring.
Total criminal fines, penalties, and restitution ordered against antitrust defendants.
Grand jury investigations the Division's criminal program had pending or newly opened during the fiscal year.