Federal Law Enforcement Officials to Hold a Press Conference Announcing Largest Settlement...

Federal Law Enforcement Officials to Hold a Press Conference Announcing
Largest Settlement Ever in a Forest Fire Case

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Associate Attorney
General Kevin O'Connor, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Mark
Rey, and U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott will hold a press conference at the
Sacramento U.S. Attorney's Office onTUESDAY, JULY 22, 2008 at 1:00 P.M. PDT to
announce the largest recovery in Forest Service history in a forest fire case.

WHO: U.S. Associate Attorney General Kevin O'Connor
U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Mark Rey
U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott
U.S. Forest Service Regional Forester Randy Moore
BLM Deputy State Director Karen Barnette
National Park Service Regional Fire Management Officer Sue Husari

WHAT: Press Conference

WHEN: TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2008

1:00 P.M. PDT

WHERE: Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse

U.S. Attorney's Office
501 I Street, 10th Floor
Sacramento, Calif.

NOTE: ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as A driver's
license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Camera staff will be inspected by
the Court Security personnel when arriving on the first floor of the
courthouse. Camera staff will be escorted to Room 10-100 by U.S. Attorney
personnel. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Lauren
Horwood at (916) 554-2706.

SOURCE U.S. Department of Justice

Lauren Horwood of the Office of United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott,
Eastern District of California, +1-916-554-2706, TDD, +1-916-554-2874