BILLINGS – The former president of a Billings paving and asphalt company was sentenced for his role in a conspiracy scheme to monopolize the market for highway crack-sealing services in Montana and Wyoming. Nathan Nephi Zito, 44, of Billings, is charged with violating the Sherman Act, after the government alleged he attempted to bypass contract bidding by paying off his competitor to let his company be the only one hired in the Montana and Wyoming market. Zito further proposed that he and his competitor enter into a sham transaction to disguise their collusion.
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