Strickland admitted in April under a plea agreement that he participated in price-fixing, bid-rigging, and job allocation for concrete sales in Statesboro, Georgia, from at least 2011 to 2013.
Other Sentences and Ongoing Legal Proceedings
James Pedrick, a former Evans sales representative and another participant in the scheme, was sentenced to two years of probation on Thursday after pleading guilty to violating the Sherman Act. Pedrick, who previously worked at Argos, was described by prosecutors as a “minor participant” but cooperated fully with the investigation, which influenced his probation sentence.
Meanwhile, the Melton brothers, Gregory Hall Melton and John David Melton, who were also involved in the scheme, were convicted by a jury in July. They have since requested a new trial.
The government’s case was led by Patrick S. Brown and Julia M. Maloney of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, alongside E. Gregory Gilluly Jr. from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia. Strickland was represented by Thomas A. Peterson IV, and Evans Concrete by Daniel P. Griffin and R. Brian Tanner. Pedrick’s defense was handled by Nicholas A. Lotito and Harry D. Dixon Jr.
