?EUR??,,????'??It was a total lie. To this day I haven?EUR??,,????'???t read it,?EUR??,,????'?? Gorman told Workers?EUR??,,????'??? Compensation Judge Bruce Q. Morin.

Just before Gorman?EUR??,,????'???s lawyer, Michael St. Pierre, withdrew from the case, he told Morin that he indeed had informed Gorman of the agreement, including sending him three ?EUR??,,????'??very lengthy, detailed letters?EUR??,,????'?? specifying the terms.

St. Pierre reached the agreement in January with lawyers for Edgar Vel????squez, the injured worker. Documents were translated and sent to Vel????squez in Mexico. But Gorman balked at a scheduled signing before the judge.

Vel????squez sustained devastating injury in 2006 when a chainsaw kicked back and slashed his face open. He was then working for Gorman, owner of Billy G?EUR??,,????'???s Tree Care.

Though state law entitles undocumented immigrants to pursue workers?EUR??,,????'??? compensation claims, Vel????squez was arrested outside the courthouse in August 2006, when he first tried to bring his case against Gorman. He was deported, but the federal government granted him a humanitarian visa to return last fall and pursue his case. (Vel????squez alleged that Gorman tipped off immigration authorities.)

The settlement suspends that fine, as long as Gorman abides by its terms and pays Vel????squez $300 a month for 10 months out of the year, for the next 10 years.

Vel????squez?EUR??,,????'???s lawyer, Maureen Gemma, of the law firm of Stephen J. Dennis, said she was shocked by Gorman?EUR??,,????'???s actions.