ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Jan. 16, 2002. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY–NOT FOR RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Attorney General John Ashcroft will hold a news conference with Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Mike Chertoff and FBI Director Bob Mueller TODAY, Wednesday, January 16 at 2:15pm.

WHAT: Attorney General News Conference WHEN: TODAY, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2:15pm WHERE: Department of Justice 7th floor Conference Room 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC Reporters interested in attending may arrive as early as 1:00pm and may enter the Department through the main entrance on Pennsylvania Ave. 02-022

Source: US Department of Justice