******MEDIA ADVISORY******
DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL SCOTT HAMMOND TO HOST A PEN AND PAD BRIEFING REGARDING CRIMINAL ANTITRUST PRICE-FIXING CASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Scott Hammond, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement in the Antitrust Division, will host a pen and pad briefing TODAY, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. EDT to announce a criminal antitrust price-fixing case.

WHO: Scott Hammond, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement

WHAT: Pen & Pad briefing

WHEN: THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2005

2:00 P.M. EDT

WHERE: 3rd Floor, Antitrust Division Conference Room, Room 3109

Main Justice Building

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Note: All Media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver's license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Media interested in attending the briefing must enter the Department through the center entrance on Constitution Avenue, N.W., between Ninth and Tenth Streets. Upon arrival, media should report to the security office to register. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Laura Sweeney or Gina Talamona at 202-514-2007.

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