FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   CRM
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1998                                                                                                                       (202) 616-2777
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YOGESH GANDHI ARRESTED


     Yogesh Gandhi was arrested by the FBI without incident last
night in Walnut Creek, California, near San Francisco.  A complaint
filed in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco charges Gandhi
with violating 18 U.S.C. 1341, the federal mail fraud statute.

     Gandhi was arrested by agents from the San Francisco Field
Office, working in tandem with agents from the Justice Department's
Campaign Financing Task Force.

     Gandhi is scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge
Maria-Elena James in federal District court in San Francisco at
9:30 a.m., Pacific Standard Time.

     A complaint and affadavit are attached.

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