Former Color Wheel Owner Sentenced

Inspiration meets innovation at Brandweek, the ultimate marketing experience. Join industry luminaries, rising talent and strategic experts in Phoenix, Arizona this September 23–26 to assess challenges, develop solutions and create new pathways for growth. Register early to save.

NEW YORK Haluk Ergulec, the former owner of The Color Wheel, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court to 37 months in prison for conspiring to rig bids and reserve contracts for other companies doing business with Grey Worldwide. The charges, which Ergulec and the company pleaded guilty to last November, were in connection to work for clients such as Brown & Williamson, among others, from late 1991 until 2001.

Lawyers for Ergulec’s alleged co-conspirators—Mitch Mosallem, a former evp and director of graphic services at Grey; Birj Deckmejian, a former salesman for The Color Wheel; and John Ghianni, a former salesman for Quality House of Graphics in Long Island City, N.Y.—are

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in