*******MEDIA ADVISORY*******
ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT AND OTHER FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Attorney General John Ashcroft and other federal officials will hold a press conference TODAY, OCTOBER 5, at 12:15 P.M. EDT, regarding a telemarketing fraud matter.

WHO:Attorney General John Ashcroft
Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray, Criminal Division
FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker
Chief Postal Inspector Lee Heath
Chief Superintendent Peter German, Director General of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Financial Crime division

WHAT: Press Conference

WHEN:12:15 P.M. EDT
Media arrival BY 11:15 A.M. due to extra security measures

WHERE:7th Floor Conference Room
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530

NOTE: Media must enter the Department at the center entrance on Constitution Avenue, N.W., between Ninth and Tenth Street. ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Matthew Piper at (202) 514-2007.

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