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• The lawmakers alleged that Amazon misled the probe into the competitive practices
• The panel said e-commerce giant was obstructing the panel's investigation
Members of the US House Judiciary Committee have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), alleging "potentially criminal conduct" by Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and some of its senior executives. The group urged the DOJ to open an investigation into Amazon and its executives for potentially criminal obstruction of Congress.
The letter addressed to the Attorney General of the US, Merrick Garland, stated that Amazon had repeatedly misled the Committee throughout its probe into the competitive practices of Big Tech companies.
The bipartisan group of lawmakers alleged that Amazon has made false and misleading statements to the House Committee about its practices, then refused to turn over evidence that would “either corroborate its claims or correct the record.”
The letter stated that Amazon was acting with an improper purpose to influence or obstruct the panel's investigation into competition in digital markets.
The U.S. lawmakers cited stories from various media outlets including Reuters and the Wall Street Journal about Amazon’s private-label practices and its collection of third-party seller data.
With inputs from Reuters