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techall
The FBI are often used as an investigative arm in Federal cases
Is that why FBI stand for Federal Bureau of Investigation?
The station says the FBI is seeking any communications between Takata and other seat belt suppliers beginning in 2005
Yep, looks like a price fixing investigation.
OssanAmerica
The FBI are often used as an investigative arm in Federal cases. Many of those cases of course don't involve crime or terrorism at all. Undoubtedly your comment is echoed by some of the special agents themselves.
trinklets2
Worked in Takata Hikone plant for 10 months. There were 4 hakken kaishas then. The factory is running 24 hours and ran by fairly good J men. Problem was there were no insurance whatsoever even unemployment insurance. So everybody wanted overtime hours just to get the 25% increase with no real care as to the quality of products. Wonder what happened to the others during the economic upheaval in 2009. And even now I still wonder why medical examination was not given to a certain group, like the yakkin where I used to belong.
nandakandamanda
Evidence of price fixing??? Glad to see the FBI leaping to protect the people.
Badge213
According to another news article:
The U.S. Department of Justice did not talk specifically about the raid, but a spokesperson told Action News there is an ongoing investigation into automotive electronic parts suppliers for violating anti-trust laws.
seaforte03
Probably something to do with terrorists using Takata harnesses to hold their suicide vests together...
nath
oh wow, i know where this place is at! close to home. hopefully it's nothing serious.
goddog
smithinjapan, only the Japanese take those boxes, but they leave with them too and they are empty, but make them look heavy. The only people in this country still not computerized are small medical clinics, and every ward office in Japan. Blues sheets are good too.
DXXJP
They make more than race harnesses. Could be for some oem recal stuff.
nandakandamanda
Takata harnesses are great, IMHO.
Hope this is not a repeat of the previous trouble they had...
papigiulio
smithinjapan: why did you think they were surprised, didnt go as in Japan. heh. Never understood WHY the Japanese always bring EVERYTHING to their office, moving of evidence makes the crimescene well.....touched.
smithinjapan
I'm curious if, like in Japan, they call a week in advance and then send 300 police with white gloves to take a bunch of boxes.