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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1994                        (202) 616-2771
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888


         ATLANTA TRUCK DEALER INDICTED FOR BID-RIGGING
          OF USED TRUCKS SOLD AT GOVERNMENT AUCTIONS

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A federal grand jury in Atlanta indicted
an  Atlanta  truck dealer today for participating in a conspiracy
to  rig  bids for the purchase of used trucks sold at  government
auctions  held in Georgia, the Department of Justice's  Antitrust
Division said.

      The  indictment against Clarence E. "Bud"  Neville  is  the
fourth  criminal  case  filed  in Atlanta  as  a  result  of  the
Antitrust  Division's  continuing  investigation  into  collusive
practices by used truck dealers at public auctions.

      The  indictment charged that the conspiracy began  in  June
1986  and  continued through November 1989, with Neville  joining
the  conspiracy  in  June 1989.  Neville operated  Atlanta  Truck
Parts in Atlanta, which sold new and used trucks and truck parts.

     According to the indictment, Neville and the co-conspirators
refrained  from  bidding against each other for the  purchase  of
used  trucks  sold  at auctions held on behalf of  the  following
governments on the following dates:

     *  DeKalb County on June 14, 1986.

     *  City of Columbus on November 22, 1986.

     *  City of Atlanta on December 13, 1986.

     *  City of Atlanta on June 25, 1988.

     *  City of Atlanta on June 24, 1989.

     *  DeKalb County on October 14, 1989.

      Anne  K. Bingaman, Assistant Attorney General in charge  of
the  Antitrust  Division,  said the  criminal  charges  arose  in
connection  with  a  grand  jury investigation  in  Atlanta  into
collusive  practices  by used truck dealers at  public  auctions.
Bingaman  said  the  investigation  is  being  conducted  by  the
Division's  Atlanta  Field  Office with  the  assistance  of  the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.

     The maximum penalty for an individual convicted of violating
Section  One  of the Sherman Act is a period of incarceration  of
three  years  and the greatest of a fine of $250,000,  twice  the
gross  pecuniary gain derived from the crime, or twice the  gross
pecuniary loss caused to the victims of the crime.

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