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For Immediate Release

DATE: November 17, 2006

FBI TO HOST TOWN HALL MEETING THIS SUNDAY – 11/19 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC The FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, in partnership with members of the FBI’s Multi-Cultural Advisory Committee in Los Angeles, is hosting a town hall meeting on Sunday, November 19 th, 2006, announced J. Stephen Tidwell, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI in Los Angeles. The meeting will be held from 4:00p.m. to 7:00p.m. at the Brookhurst Community Center, located at 2271 West Crescent Avenue in Anaheim, CA 92801. The purpose of the meeting is to provide a forum wherein the FBI can address issues of public concern and answer questions posed by members of the community in an informal setting. The Multi-Cultural Advisory Committee (MCAC) was formed to create an environment in which relationships are formed based on mutual respect and understanding, and through which dialogue is facilitated, between the community and the FBI. The FBI’s responsibility in upholding the Constitution and civil rights of American citizens is better understood through the channels of communication that exist through organizations like the MCAC. MCAC, which will co-host the meeting, includes members from the following organizations: Bahai Faith- Beverly Hills Spiritual Assembly Council of Pakistan American Affairs Council on American Islamic Relations Free Muslims Coalition Inter Religious Federation for World Peace Iranian American Lawyers’ Association Executives Islamic Society of Orange County Islamic Center of Southern California LA County Sheriff’s Advisory Council LA Latino Muslim Association Muslim Public Affairs Council Masjid Al-Fatiha of America Maleki Foundation Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation Council of Pakistan- American Chamber of Commerce Pakistan-American Business Shura Council of Southern California Sikh Society Syriac Orthodox Foundation US COPTS Association All citizen groups are invited to participate in the meeting where attendees can learn and will be encouraged to ask questions about the various types of matters investigated by the FBI, including; Counter-Terrorism, Public Corruption, Civil Rights and Hate Crimes, Internet Crimes and Identity Theft, Crimes Against Children, Gangs & Organized Crime. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to research a career with the FBI and to recognize the difference between fact and myth, as it relates to the FBI as an agency and how it enforces the laws of the United States. The media are invited to attend the town hall meeting; however, no still or video cameras will be allowed in the Community Center during the meeting.