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THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1999

(202) 616-2777

WWW.USDOJ.GOV

TDD (202) 514-1888


DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND SOFTWARE

INDUSTRY LEADERS TO ANNOUNCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CRIME INITIATIVE


WASHINGTON, D.C.- Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., officials from the FBI and Customs Service and a representative of the software industry will announce a major initiative to combat software pirating and other intellectual property crime tomorrow in San Jose, Calif.


WHEN: Friday, July 22, 10:00 a.m. PST

WHO: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Deputy U.S. Attorney General

Sam Banks, Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service

Thomas Pickard, FBI Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division

Robert Mueller III, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California

Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California

Charles Geschke, Chairman and President of Adobe Systems

WHERE: United States District Courthouse

280 South First Street

Room 1198

San Jose, California

CONTACT: Chris Watney

Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs

(202) 514-2007

This information is for planning purposes only and may not be released or distributed.

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