***MEDIA ADVISORY***
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES COMEY TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Deputy Attorney General James Comey will hold a press conference TODAY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004 at 4:45 p.m. to announce developments in the Enron investigation. He will be joined by FBI Assistant Director Grant Ashley, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Christopher A. Wray, Fraud Section Chief Josh Hochberg, Deputy Director of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission Linda Thomsen, and Internal Revenue Service Deputy Commissioner Mark Matthews.

WHO: Deputy Attorney General James Comey
FBI Assistant Director Grant Ashley
Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Christopher A. Wray
Fraud Section Chief Josh Hochberg
Deputy Director of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission Linda Thomsen
Internal Revenue Service Deputy Commissioner Mark Matthews

WHAT: Press Conference on developments in the Enron investigation

WHEN: 4:45 PM EST
Media arrival and registration by 4:00 PM EST due to extra security measures.

WHERE: 7th Floor Conference Room
Main Justice Building
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530

NOTE: Media set-up begins at 4:00 PM. Reporters interested in attending the event should arrive through the 951 Constitution entrance between 9th and 10th Streets.

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