***MEDIA ADVISORY***
ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Attorney General John Ashcroft will hold a news conference on a criminal matter TODAY,WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. The Attorney General will be joined by Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Michael T. Shelby.

WHO: Attorney General John Ashcroft

Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller

DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson

U.S. Attorney Michael T. Shelby

WHAT: News Conference

WHEN: TODAY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2002, 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: Main Justice 7th Floor Conference Room

NOTE: Media interested in covering the event should arrive no earlier than noon at the 950 Constitution entrance gates. The Department's Pennsylvania entrance gates are NO LONGER OPEN due to ongoing construction.

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