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Former Qantas boss jailed for price-fixing

Source: Lateline Business
Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:41 AEST
Expires: Monday, October 27, 2008 9:41 AEST

A former Qantas executive has become the first person in the world to be jailed for an international air cargo price-fixing scam. Bruce McCaffrey helped prosecutors unravel the complex arrangement under a plea bargaining deal. He was sentenced to six months in a US prison.

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Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, air-transport, australia, united-states

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