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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Press Conference on Combating Charity Fraud

NEWS ADVISORY

Contact: Department of Justice, 202-514-2008

Alice S. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division; Chris Swecker, FBI Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division; and Mary Elcano, American Red Cross General Counsel, will hold a press conference on efforts to combat fraud related to Hurricane Katrina charitable donations TODAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. EDT.

WHO:

-- Alice S. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division

-- Chris Swecker, FBI Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division

-- Mary Elcano, American Red Cross General Counsel

WHEN: Today, September 13, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Media must pre-set by 1 p.m. EDT

WHERE: 7th Floor Conference Room, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20530

NOTE: ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver's license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Media interested in attending the event must pre-set by 1 P.M. EDT. All press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Matthew Roper at 202-514-2007.



Posted by Jennifer Lowe



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