price-fixing

Marcus Agius is poised to resign as chairman of Barclays yestoday, in the hope that his departure will take the sting out of mounting criticism from politicians and shareholders over the bank's role in the price-fixing of interbank lending rates.

马库斯•阿吉斯（Marcus Agius）准备于今日辞去巴克莱（Barclays）董事长职务，以缓解政界人士和公司股东对该行在银行间拆借利率操纵案中所扮角色的不断高涨的批评声浪。

In 2001, he was convicted in a price-fixing scheme with Christie's that was said to have swindled customers out of more than$ 100 million. He served nine and a half months in prison.

2001年，他因与佳士得合谋设定垄断价格而获罪，入狱九个半月。据说，客户们因价格垄断被诈取了一亿多美元。

American regulators began investigating the company last month as part of an inquiry into allegations of price-fixing in the memory-chip market.

上个月，核实索尼在内存条市场的价格垄断问题，美国监管对该公司了调查。