***MEDIA ADVISORY***
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL R. HEWITT PATE TO HOLD ‘PEN AND PAD’ BRIEFING
REGARDING MAJOR CRIMINAL ANTITRUST PRICE FIXING CASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department’s Antitrust Division, will hold a ‘Pen and Pad’ briefing TODAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2004, at 2:00 p.m. (ET) to announce a major criminal antitrust price-fixing case.

WHO:R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division

WHAT:‘Pen and Pad’ Briefing

WHEN: TODAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 at 2:00 pm. (ET)

WHERE: Main Justice Building
Antitrust Division Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Room 3109
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530

NOTE: Media must enter the Department at the center entrance on Constitution Avenue, N.W., between Ninth and Tenth Street. ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Matthew Piper at (202) 514-2007.

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