Justice Department Reportedly Investigating Ad Agencies on Production Contracts

The Robert F. Kennedy Building in Washington, D.C., is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Justice. (Courtesy Department of Justice)

December 06, 2016 11:27 PM

The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether ad agencies have been unfairly directing production business to their in-house departments over independent shops, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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