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BUSINESS, Page 77Business NotesFASHIONSorry for the Inconvenience
The Justice Department last week dropped its investigation of
Jordache Enterprises, the giant jeansmaker, thus wrapping up one
of the rag trade's most sordid sagas. It began in 1986 when 50 IRS
agents stormed Jordache's New York City headquarters, confiscating
1 million documents and virtually paralyzing the company's
operations. Jordache officials suspected that their archenemies at
Guess, Inc. were somehow involved. Sure enough, the raid and
subsequent grand jury criminal case against Jordache was the result
of information supplied by Guess to Ronald Saranow, a top IRS
official.
A House subcommittee concluded last summer that Guess used
improper influence, including a job offer, to persuade Saranow to
go after Jordache. In addition, the IRS agent who spearheaded the
raid is now the target of two federal investigations.
That is small consolation to Jordache, which spent more than
$2 million on its legal defense. Said Chairman Joe Nakash: "Nothing
can erase four years of humiliation and embarrassment caused by the
greed and viciousness of others."