“The magnitude of the crime dictates its punishment,” prosecutors said.
From 2010 to 2016, prosecutors alleged that Strickland and Evans Concrete took control over construction contracts for public and commercial jobs in Savannah — including work done at Georgia Southern University. The case followed an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General into construction costs at postal facilities.
Evans worked with Argos USA and Elite Concrete in separate conspiracies to fix concrete in the Savannah region, and both companies have been charged by federal antitrust prosecutors.
Argos admitted in a deferred prosecution agreement in January 2021 that it worked with Evans and Elite to divide customers and set prices, agreeing to pay a $20 million criminal fine.
Pedrick pleaded guilty in September to breaking Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act by his participation in collusion on almost $83 million worth of concrete projects. He received probation.
Pedrick, who worked first at Argos prior to joining Evans as a sales consultant, was characterized by federal prosecutors as a “conduit and messenger” of the plan and generally a “minor participant in the offense.”
