***MEDIA ADVISORY***
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL LARRY D. THOMPSON
TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson will hold a news conference, TODAY, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. on a criminal fraud matter. The Deputy Attorney General will be accompanied by Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff and other senior Justice Department officials.

WHO: Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson

Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division,

Michael Chertoff

WHAT: News Conference

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, October 2, 2002

10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Main Justice

7th Floor

NOTE: Media interested in covering the event should arrive no earlier than 9:00 a.m. at the 950 Constitution entrance gates. The Department's Pennsylvania entrance gates are NO LONGER OPEN due to ongoing construction.

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