*******MEDIA ADVISORY******* ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on June 17, 2004. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft and other Department of Justice officials will hold a news conference TODAY, JUNE 17th, at 2:00 P.M., E.S.T., on a criminal matter.

WHO:Attorney General Ashcroft WHAT:News conference WHEN:2:00 P.M., E.S.T.

Media arrival BY 1:00 P.M. due to extra security measures WHERE:7th Floor Conference Room Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, 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 a driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Wroe Jackson at (202) 514-2007. 04-410

Source: US Department of Justice