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- 2007 Two Dunlop Oil & Marine executives, David Brammer and Bryan Allison, and Peter Whittle, a consultant, pleaded guilty for their involvement in the marine hose cartel
David Brammer, Bryan Allison and Peter Whittle agreed to serve record prison sentences for foreign nationals in an antitrust case, ranging from 20 to 30 months.
- 2007 Two Dunlop Oil & Marine executives, David Brammer and Bryan Allison, and Peter Whittle, a consultant, pleaded guilty for their involvement in the marine hose cartel
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