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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) THOMAS QUINN, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Case No. CR 06-0635 PJH PLEA AGREEMENT
PLEA AGREEMENT The United States of America and Thomas Quinn (“Defendant”) hereby enter into the following Plea Agreement pursuant to Rule 11(c)(1)(C) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (“Fed. R. Crim. P.”): RIGHTS OF DEFENDANT 1. Defendant understands that he has the right: (a) (b) (c) (d) to be represented by an attorney; to be charged by Indictment; to plead not guilty to any criminal charge brought against him; to have a trial by jury, at which he would be presumed not
PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN
7 (g) above. Defendant also knowingly and voluntarily waives the right to file any appeal, any 8 collateral attack, or any other writ or motion, including but not limited to an appeal under 18 9 U.S.C. § 3742 or a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 or 2255 that challenges the sentence 10 imposed by the Court, if that sentence is consistent with or below the recommended sentence in 11 Paragraph 8 of this Plea Agreement, regardless of how the sentence is determined by the Court. 12 This agreement does not affect the rights or obligations of the United States as set forth in 18 13 U.S.C. § 3742(b)-(c). Nothing in this paragraph, however, shall act as a bar to the Defendant 14 perfecting any legal remedies he may otherwise have on appeal or collateral attack respecting 15 claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Further, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 7(b), 16 Defendant will waive Indictment and plead guilty at arraignment to a one-count Information to 17 be filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The 18 Information will charge that beginning on or about April 1, 1999, and continuing until on or 19 about June 15, 2002, Samsung Electronics, Co. Ltd. (“Samsung”) and coconspirators 20 participated in a conspiracy in the United States and elsewhere to suppress and eliminate 21 competition by fixing the price of dynamic random access memory (“DRAM”) to be sold to 22 certain original equipment manufacturers of personal computers and servers (“OEMs”), in 23 violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. The Information will further charge that 24 Defendant, an employee of Samsung’s U.S. subsidiary, Samsung Semiconductor Inc., joined 25 and participated in the charged conspiracy from on or about April 1, 2001, until on or about 26 June 15, 2002 and also reached agreements with his coconspirators to coordinate bids to Sun 27 Microsystems on a 1 Gigabyte Next-Generation Dual In-Line Memory Module (“1 Gigabyte 28 PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN 2
Next-Generation Module”) lot during a Sun Microsystems auction on December 5, 2001. 3. Defendant, pursuant to the terms of this Plea Agreement, will plead guilty to the
from on or about April 1, 2001, to on or about June 15, 2002. Samsung is an entity organized and existing under the laws of Korea, with its principal place of business in Seoul, Korea. During the relevant period, Defendant was employed by Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., a wholly-owned Samsung subsidiary in the United States. During the relevant period, Defendant’s title was V.P. of Marketing for Memory Products, and in that position he was involved in DRAM marketing and sales in the United States. (b) DRAM is the most commonly used semiconductor memory product.
was engaged in the marketing of DRAM in the United States. Among other responsibilities, Defendant recommended to his superiors and other employees at Samsung prices for the sale of DRAM to be sold to certain OEMs in the United States. (d) During the relevant period, Defendant participated in a pre-existing
conspiracy, as described below, in the United States and elsewhere among certain DRAM producers and their officers and employees, the primary purpose of which was to raise and stabilize the price of DRAM sold to certain OEMs. The conspiracy directly affected these OEMs in the United States: Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Compaq Computer Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Apple Computer Inc., and Gateway, Inc. The Defendant participated in the conspiracy by engaging in communications with PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN 3
representatives of other DRAM producers and sellers, during which information on pricing was exchanged between competitors. Defendant communicated that pricing information to his superiors and, based in part on that information, recommended to his superiors price ranges for the sale of DRAM to certain OEMs in the United States. Defendant knew that, at certain times, his superiors would use the information he communicated for the purpose and with the effect of setting the price of DRAM sold to certain OEMs. Defendant is aware that understandings were reached with other DRAM manufacturers, the ultimate effect of which was to stabilize and raise the price of DRAM sold to certain OEMs. In addition, the Defendant had meetings and discussions and reached agreements with his coconspirators on how they would coordinate a bid offered by Sun Microsystems in an auction on or about December 5, 2001. The Defendant and his coconspirators submitted bid proposals to Sun Microsystems for a bid on a 1 Gigabyte NextGeneration Module lot to achieve that result. (e) During the relevant period, DRAM sold by one or more of the
conspirators, equipment and supplies necessary to the production and distribution of DRAM, and payments for DRAM, traveled in interstate and foreign commerce. The business activities of Defendant and his coconspirators in connection with the production and sale of DRAM affected by this conspiracy were within the flow of, and substantially affected, interstate and foreign trade and commerce. (f) Acts in furtherance of these conspiracies were carried out within the
imposed against him upon conviction for a violation of Section One of the Sherman Antitrust Act is: (a) (b) a term of imprisonment for three (3) years (15 U.S.C. § 1); a fine in an amount equal to the greatest of (1) $350,000, (2) twice the
gross pecuniary gain the conspirators derived from the crime, or (3) twice the gross PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN 4
pecuniary loss caused to the victims of the crime by the conspirators (15 U.S.C. § 1; 18 U.S.C. § 3571(b) and (d)); and (c) a term of supervised release of one (1) year following any term of
Court is required to order Defendant to pay a $100.00 special assessment upon conviction of the charged crime. SENTENCING GUIDELINES 7. Defendant understands that the Sentencing Guidelines are advisory, not
mandatory, but that the Court must consider the Guidelines, along with the other factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), in determining and imposing sentence. Defendant understands that the Guidelines determinations will be made by the Court by a preponderance of the evidence standard. Defendant understands that although the Court is not ultimately bound to impose a sentence within the applicable Guidelines range, its sentence must be reasonable based upon consideration of all relevant sentencing factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). Pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 1B1.8, the United States agrees that self-incriminating information that Defendant provides to the United States pursuant to this Plea Agreement will not be used to increase the volume of affected commerce attributable to Defendant or in determining the Defendant’s applicable Guidelines range, except to the extent provided in U.S.S.G. § 1B1.8(b). Defendant and the United States agree that the Court should consider the Guidelines in effect at the time of the offense, June 15, 2002, rather than at the time of sentencing, in accordance with U.S.S.G. § 1B1.11(b). The United States and Defendant agree that the Guidelines may be applied and, if PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN 5
applied, the applicable sentencing guideline is U.S.S.G. § 2R1.1 with a base level of 10; plus a one-level adjustment for participation in an agreement to submit noncompetitive bids pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2R1.1(b)(1); a volume of commerce adjustment of plus 7 pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2R1.1(b)(2)(G); no role in the offense adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1, for a subtotal of 18; less a 3-level adjustment for acceptance of responsibility pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1(a) and (b), for a total offense level of 15. Further, the United States agrees to make a motion for downward departure pursuant to Paragraph 10 herein and U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1, recommending that Defendant be sentenced to the recommended sentence agreed to below. SENTENCING AGREEMENT 8. (a) Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(c)(1)(C), the United States and Defendant
make a recommendation to the Bureau of Prisons that the Bureau of Prisons designate that Defendant be assigned to a Federal Minimum Security Camp (and specifically to the Lompoc Prison Camp in Lompoc, California) to serve his sentence of imprisonment and that Defendant be released on his own personal recognizance following the imposition of sentence to allow him to self-surrender to the designated institution on a specified date. PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN 6
The United States and Defendant agree that, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5E1.1(b),
Defendant should not be ordered to pay restitution in light of the civil cases filed against Samsung and Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., Defendant’s employer, including In re DRAM Antitrust Litigation, No. M-02-1486-PJH, MDL No. 1486, consolidated in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, which potentially provide for a recovery of a multiple of actual damages. 10. The United States and Defendant agree that the applicable Guidelines fine and
record that will be created by the United States and Defendant at the plea and sentencing hearing will provide sufficient information concerning Defendant, the offense charged in this case, and Defendant’s role in the offense to enable the meaningful exercise of sentencing authority by this Court under 18 U.S.C. § 3553. The United States will not object to Defendant’s request that this Court accept Defendant’s plea of guilty and impose sentence on an expedited schedule as early as the date of arraignment, based upon the record provided by Defendant and the United States, under the provisions of Rule 32(b)(1), Fed. R. Crim. P., U.S.S.G. § 6A1.1, and Criminal Local Rule 32-1(b). The Court’s denial of the request to impose sentence on an expedited schedule will not void this Plea Agreement. Should the Court PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN 7
deny Defendant’s request to impose sentence on an expedited schedule, the United States agrees that, at the initial appearance or arraignment, it will recommend the release of Defendant on his personal recognizance and without bond, under 18 U.S.C. § 3142, without restriction as to travel, pending the sentencing hearing in this case. 12. The United States and Defendant understand that this Court retains complete
free to withdraw his guilty plea (Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(c)(5) and (d)). If Defendant withdraws his plea of guilty, this Plea Agreement, the guilty plea, and any statement made in the course of any proceedings under Fed. R. Crim. P. 11 regarding the guilty plea or this Plea Agreement or made in the course of plea discussions with an attorney for the government shall not be admissible against Defendant in any criminal or civil proceeding, except as otherwise provided in Fed. R. Evid. 410. In addition, should the Court not accept the Plea Agreement and should Defendant then withdraw his guilty plea, the United States agrees that it will dismiss the Information, without prejudice to the United States’ right to indict Defendant on the charge contained in the Information and any other related charges. In addition, Defendant agrees that, if he withdraws his guilty plea pursuant to this subparagraph of the Plea Agreement, the statute of limitations period for any Relevant Offense, as defined in Paragraph 13 below, will be tolled for the period between the date of the signing of the Plea Agreement and the date Defendant withdrew his guilty plea or for a period of sixty (60) days after the date of the signing of the Plea Agreement, whichever is greater. PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN 8
DEFENDANT’S COOPERATION Defendant will cooperate fully and truthfully with the United States in the
with any Federal Proceeding, testifying in grand jury, trial, and other judicial proceedings in the United States, fully, truthfully, and under oath, subject to the penalties of perjury (18 U.S.C. § 1621), making false statements or declarations in grand jury or court proceedings (18 U.S.C. § 1623), contempt (18 U.S.C. §§ 401 - 402), and obstruction of justice (18 U.S.C. § 1503). PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17. 16. 14.
GOVERNMENT’S AGREEMENT Subject to the full, truthful, and continuing cooperation of Defendant, as
state or foreign agencies other than the United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, based upon the conviction resulting from this Plea Agreement, and that this Plea Agreement in no way controls whatever action, if any, other agencies may take. However, the United States agrees that, if requested, it will advise the appropriate officials of any governmental agency considering such administrative action of the fact, manner, and extent of the cooperation of Defendant as a matter for that agency to consider before determining what administrative action, if any, to take. REPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL Defendant has reviewed all legal and factual aspects of this case with his attorney
and is fully satisfied with his attorney’s legal representation. Defendant has thoroughly reviewed this Plea Agreement with his attorney and has received satisfactory explanations from his attorney concerning each paragraph of this Plea Agreement and alternatives available to Defendant other than entering into this Plea Agreement. After conferring with his attorney and considering all available alternatives, Defendant has made a knowing and voluntary decision to enter into this Plea Agreement. VOLUNTARY PLEA Defendant’s decision to enter into this Plea Agreement and to tender a plea of 10
the period that any Federal Proceeding is pending, that Defendant has failed to provide full and truthful cooperation, as described in Paragraph 13 of this Plea Agreement, or has otherwise violated any provision of this Plea Agreement, the United States will notify Defendant or his counsel in writing by personal or overnight delivery or facsimile transmission and may also notify his counsel by telephone of its intention to void any of its obligations under this Plea Agreement (except its obligations under this paragraph), and Defendant shall be subject to prosecution for any federal crime of which the United States has knowledge including, but not limited to, the substantive offenses relating to the investigation resulting in this Plea Agreement. Defendant may seek Court review of any determination made by the United States under this Paragraph to void any of its obligations under the Plea Agreement. Defendant agrees that, in the event that the United States is released from its obligations under this Plea Agreement and brings criminal charges against Defendant for any Relevant Offense, the statute of limitations period for such offense will be tolled for the period between the date of the signing of this Plea Agreement and six (6) months after the date the United States gave notice of its intent to void its obligations under this Plea Agreement. 19. Defendant understands and agrees that in any further prosecution
of him resulting from the release of the United States from its obligations under this Plea Agreement based on Defendant’s violation of the Plea Agreement, any documents, statements, information, testimony, or evidence provided by him to attorneys or agents of the United States, federal grand juries, or courts, and any leads derived therefrom, may be used against him in any such further prosecution. In addition, Defendant unconditionally waives his right to challenge the use of such evidence in any such further prosecution, notwithstanding the protections of PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN 11
Fed. R. Evid. 410. ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT 20. This Plea Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
Attorney General of the United States to enter this Plea Agreement on behalf of the United States. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN 12
A facsimile signature shall be deemed an original signature for the purpose of executing
this Plea Agreement. Multiple signature pages are authorized for the purpose of executing this Plea Agreement.
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PLEA AGREEMENT – THOMAS QUINN 13 __________/s/_________________ Counsel for Defendant Brian O’Neill Harriet Leva Jones Day 555 South Flower Street Fiftieth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tel: (213) 489-3939 Fax: (213) 243-2539 /s/ Thomas Quinn Defendant _________/s/____________________ Niall E. Lynch (CSBN 157959) Nathanael M. Cousins (CSBN 177944) May Y. Lee (CSBN 209366) Brigid S. Biermann (CSBN 231705) Charles P. Reichmann (CSBN 206699) U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division San Francisco 450 Golden Gate Avenue Room 10-0101, Box 36046 Tel: (415) 436-6660 Fax: (415) 436-6687
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