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

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Ashcroft will hold a news conference regarding a criminal matter, TODAY, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. The Deputy Attorney General, the Director of ONDCP, officials from the DEA, FBI and other law enforcement officers will join the Attorney General.

WHO: John Ashcroft, Attorney General

Larry Thompson, Deputy Attorney General

John Walters, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

Karen Tandy, Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of OCDETF

Michele Leonhart, Special Agent-in-Charge, Los Angeles Division, DEA

Mike Dougherty, Director of Operations, Bureau of Immigration and

Customs Enforcement (BICE)

Scott Yow, Acting Assistant Section Chief, Drug Section, FBI

WHAT: News Conference

WHEN: TODAY, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2003

2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Main Justice

951 Pennsylvania Ave.

7th Floor Conference Room

Washington, D.C. 20530

NOTE: Media can begin set-up at 12:45 p.m. and should enter through the Visitor’s Center at 951 Constitution. Media are invited to stay for a PowerPoint presentation on background following the press conference.

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