DOJ Probes SAP and Carahsoft Over Alleged Price-Fixing Scheme
The investigation examines whether SAP and Carahsoft conspired to overcharge U.S. government agencies, leading to an FBI raid on Carahsoft's Virginia offices.
- The Department of Justice has been investigating SAP SE and Carahsoft Technology Corp. for potential price-fixing since at least 2022.
- The probe focuses on whether the companies coordinated bids and prices to defraud the Department of Defense and other federal agencies.
- FBI and Defense Criminal Investigative Service agents raided Carahsoft's Reston, Virginia headquarters on September 24, 2024.
- Carahsoft has been accused of delaying and not fully complying with document requests from the DOJ, prompting the recent raid.
- SAP and Carahsoft have faced previous legal issues, including SAP's $220 million settlement for foreign bribery and Carahsoft's $75 million fine for overcharging the government.