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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1995                        (202) 616-2777
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888

                          MEDIA ADVISORY

     
     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attorney General Janet Reno will take part
in announcing a significant criminal undercover operation on
Thursday, December 7, at 9:30 a.m. (PST) in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
Numerous arrests are expected to be made nationwide.  

     The announcement will be held at the FBI Building, 3rd Floor,
700 E. Charleston Blvd.  Reporters interested in attending the news
conference may begin set up at 8:30 a.m. (PST).

     Others expected to participate include: FBI Deputy Director
Weldon Kennedy; U.S. Attorney Kathryn Landreth (Las Vegas); U.S.
Attorney Alan Bersin (San Diego); Iowa Attorney General Thomas J.
Miller; Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa; Jeffrey
Klurfeld, Director of the San Francisco Regional office of the
Federal Trade Commission; and Robert Shreve, Chairman, Board of
Directors, American Association of Retired Persons.

     Contacts:  John Russell, (202) 514-2008 or FBI Special Agent
Deborah F. Calhoun, (702) 385-1281.

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