FTC Hires Ace Prosecutor for Google Antitrust Case

The FTC has signaled it means clientele in its proceeding against Google for antitrust violations . For the first time in five year , the bureau has hired an outside litigant to go their criminal prosecution — no , it ’s not Harvey Birdman .

The Federal Trade Commission annunciate today that it has hired Beth Wilkinson — the lead US public prosecutor in the okay City Bombing display case against Timothy McVeigh — to take over the Google investigation . “ In an important compositor’s case , you desire to do a thorough investigation , ” FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said .

While Leibowitz did come to to Wilkinson as “ a world - class litigator , ” that does not mechanically have in mind that she ’ll get to do any actual litigating . The FTC has been inquire the search giant ’s many programs — include its search outcome rankings , Search Plus Your World , and ad rates — for over a twelvemonth and still has yet to publicly notice whether or not it will in reality file away courting . [ NYTimes – paradigm : The AP ]

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