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Price fixing auction house commissions and Whistle blowers

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1. Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses and/or their agents (employees) were recently charged with price fixing auction house commissions? Should the employees be penalized civilly (fined), criminally (jailed) or should they pay both civilly and criminally? http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f11300/11329.htm

2. After the scandals at Enron, et al., is the protection for whistle blowers who might have knowledge of wrongdoing by corporate executives appropriate? Please explain. Refer to the following website:http://www.whistleblowers.org/

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