Fraud, bid-rigging, jail terms and the Apple e-book conspiracyBarack Obama's top Sherman Act enforcer explains why his division prosecuted Apple.
<p>FORTUNE -- Bill Baer, head of the DOJ's antitrust division, spoke at some length Thursday night about the e-book case that "put a stop" in his words, "to Apple's anticompetitive conduct."</p>
<p>But before he got to Apple (AAPL), Baer rattled off a list of his division's accomplishments in the five years since President Obama a took office. Among them:</p>
Prosecuted price fixing and bid rigging
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Fraud, bid-rigging, jail terms and the Apple e-book conspiracy