FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CIV FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1994 (202) 616-2765 TDD (202) 514-1888 CALIFORNIA TEXTILE IMPORTER PAYS $600,000 TO SETTLE DISPUTE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Los Angeles, California, textile importer will pay the United States $600,000 to settle allegations the firm shipped Korean polyester fabrics through Japan to evade U.S. quota restrictions on the importation of the fabric, the Department of Justice announced today. Frank Hunger, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Division, said the payment settles civil actions the U.S. brought against Neman Brothers & Associates and its vice president, Yoel Neman, in the U.S. Court of International Trade. "The settlement of cases such as this bolsters the efforts of the U.S. Customs Service to deter the unlawful shipment of foreign goods into the United States, a practice that continues to be one of the major areas of enforcement for the Customs Service," said Hunger. The Department said Neman Brothers shipped the fabric through Japan in 1983 and 1984 and also illegally imported other types of fabrics from Japan in 1987. Today's settlement concluded a five-year litigation effort against Neman Brothers. 95-024 #####