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US Department of Justice Antitrust Case Brief - 01760-215725 | United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines | Plea
7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 10 11 12 13 14 15 PLEA AGREEMENT 16 The United States of America and Yeongho Kang (“Defendant”) hereby enter into the 17 following Plea Agreement pursuant to Rule 11(c)(1)(C) of the Federal Rules of Criminal 18 Procedure (“Fed. R. Crim. P.”): 19 RIGHTS OF DEFENDANT 20 1. 21 (a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 25 accept service of the Summons in this case, and to contest the jurisdiction of the United 26 States to prosecute this case against him in the United States District Court for the 27 Northern District of California; 28 PLEA AGREEMENT – YEONGHO KANG as a citizen and resident of the Republic of Korea (“Korea”), to decline to to plead not guilty to any criminal charge brought against him; to be charged by Indictment; to be represented by an attorney; Defendant understands that he has the right: ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) YEONGHO KANG, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Case No. CR 06-180 (PJH) PLEA AGREEMENT
(h) above, including all jurisdictional defenses to the prosecution of this case, and agrees voluntarily to consent to the jurisdiction of the United States to prosecute this case against him 13 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Defendant also 14 knowingly and voluntarily waives the right to file any appeal, any collateral attack, or any other 15 writ or motion, including but not limited to an appeal under 18 U.S.C. § 3742 or a motion under 16 28 U.S.C. § 2241 or 2255 that challenges the sentence imposed by the Court, if that sentence is 17 consistent with or below the recommended sentence in Paragraph 8 of this Plea Agreement, 18 regardless of how the sentence is determined by the Court. This agreement does not affect the 19 rights or obligations of the United States as set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3742(b)-(c). Nothing in this 20 paragraph, however, shall act as a bar to the Defendant perfecting any legal remedies he may 21 otherwise have on appeal or collateral attack respecting claims of ineffective assistance of 22 counsel. Further, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 7(b), Defendant will waive Indictment and plead 23 guilty at arraignment to a one-count Information to be filed in the United States District Court 24 for the Northern District of California. The Information will charge that beginning on or about 25 April 1, 1999, and continuing until on or about June 15, 2002, Samsung Electronics, Co. Ltd. 26 (“Samsung”) and co-conspirators participated in a conspiracy in the United States and 27 elsewhere to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing the price of dynamic random access 28 PLEA AGREEMENT – YEONGHO KANG 2
memory (“DRAM”) to be sold to certain original equipment manufacturers of personal computers and servers (“OEMs”), in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. The Information will further charge that Defendant, an employee of Samsung and its U.S. subsidiary, joined and participated in the charged conspiracy from on or about January 12, 2001, until on or about June 15, 2002. 3. Defendant, pursuant to the terms of this Plea Agreement, will plead guilty to the
from on or about January 12, 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 Associate Director, DRAM Marketing 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.
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 the price PLEA AGREEMENT – YEONGHO KANG 3
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 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 others knowing that at certain times it would be used for the purpose and with the effect of influencing the price of DRAM sold to certain OEMs. As a result of these communications, Defendant is aware that understandings were reached with other DRAM manufacturers, the effect of which was to stabilize and raise the price of DRAM sold to certain OEMs. Defendant also participated in the conspiracy by recommending price ranges to his superiors for the sale of DRAM to certain OEMs in the United States based in part on pricing information obtained by him and other Samsung employees in communications with competitors. (e) During the relevant period, DRAM sold by one or more of 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 4
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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. § PLEA AGREEMENT – YEONGHO KANG 5
1B1.11(b). The United States and Defendant agree that the Guidelines may be applied and, if applied, the applicable sentencing guidelines is U.S.S.G. § 2R1.1 with a base level of 10, 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 sub-total of 17; 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 14. 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 – YEONGHO KANG 6
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 – YEONGHO KANG 7
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. For a period of three (3) PLEA AGREEMENT – YEONGHO KANG 8
consecutive days following such a withdrawal of the guilty plea under this subparagraph, the United States shall take no action, based upon either a Relevant Offense or any actual or alleged violation of the Plea Agreement, to revoke Defendant’s release on his personal recognizance, to subject Defendant to service of process, arrest, or detention, or to prevent Defendant from departing the United States. DEFENDANT’S COOPERATION 13. Defendant will cooperate fully and truthfully with the United States in the
privileged material or information, not requested in (a) - (c) of this paragraph, that he may have that is related to any Federal Proceeding; and (e) when called upon to do so by the United States in connection 9
as described in Paragraph 13 of this Plea Agreement, and upon the Court’s acceptance of the Defendant’s guilty plea and imposition of sentence in this case, the United States agrees not to seek to remove the Defendant from the United States under Sections 238 PLEA AGREEMENT – YEONGHO KANG 10
and 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. §§ 1228 and 1229a, based upon the Defendant’s guilty plea and conviction in this case, should the Defendant apply for or obtain admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant (hereinafter referred to as the “agreement not to seek to remove the Defendant”). The agreement not to seek to remove the Defendant is the equivalent of an agreement not to exclude the Defendant from admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant or to deport the Defendant from the United States. (Immigration and Nationality Act § 240(e)(2), 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(e)(2)). (b) The Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice has
obligations under this Plea Agreement; PLEA AGREEMENT – YEONGHO KANG 11
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 PLEA AGREEMENT – YEONGHO KANG 12
Defendant has reviewed all legal and factual aspects of this case with his attorney
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 PLEA AGREEMENT – YEONGHO KANG 13
Agreement and six (6) months after the date the United States gave notice of its intent to void its obligations under this Plea Agreement. 21. Defendant understands and agrees that in any further prosecution
/s/ Yeongho Kang Defendant
/s/ Counsel for Defendant Edward Davis, Jr. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 405 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: (415) 773-5700
________/s/____________________ Niall E. Lynch (CSBN 157959) Nathanael M. Cousins (CSBN 177944) May Y. Lee (CSBN 209366) Brigid S. Biermann (CSBN 231705) U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 450 Golden Gate Avenue Room 10-0101, Box 36046 Tel: (415) 436-6660 Fax: (415) 436-6687
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