15 USC 2 - Sec. 2. Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty
15 USC - U.S. Code - Title 15: Commerce and Trade (January 2004)
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Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $10,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $350,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.
Amendments
1990 - Pub. L. 101-588 substituted "$10,000,000" for "one million dollars" and "$350,000" for "one hundred thousand dollars". 1974 - Pub. L. 93-528 substituted "a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one million dollars if a corporation, or, if any other person, one hundred thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years" for "a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year". 1955 - Act July 7, 1955, substituted "fifty thousand dollars" for "five thousand dollars".
Section Referred To In Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 18a of this title; title 12 section 1849.
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