Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Glad Delivers Keynote at the Global Competition Review Cartels: Live! Conference

# DOJ Antitrust Official Highlights Criminal Enforcement Priorities

Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Glad outlined the Department of Justice's criminal antitrust enforcement strategy at the Global Competition Review Cartels conference in Washington, D.C. on March 3, 2026. Glad, who recently served as director of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force and acting director of criminal enforcement, emphasized that competitors engaging in secret agreements to avoid competing violates federal law and constitutes fraud on the market.

The Antitrust Division initiated nearly 100 criminal investigations in fiscal year 2025 and filed 24% more criminal cases compared to the previous year. Of current open matters, 54% involve private markets while 46% are part of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force. Glad stressed that individual accountability remains a priority, noting that antitrust crimes are typically designed and executed by executives making deliberate choices rather than occurring spontaneously.

The DOJ official described bid rigging and price fixing as calculated decisions made by sophisticated business professionals and announced a new Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program. Glad characterized these offenses as serious crimes that harm consumers and distort fair competition in both public and private markets.