Bay Area congressional offices receive 'suspicious' mail, including envelope with white powder

Suspicious mail reported at several congressional offices across several states

Multiple congressional offices across the United States reported receiving suspicious mail Friday, including envelopes containing unknown substances, as federal authorities investigate a wider series of mailings targeting lawmakers and election officials. The incidents involved the offices of Reps. Maxwell Frost and Darren Soto in Florida, Sen. Mike Rounds in South Dakota and Rep. Jimmy Panetta in California. Frost’s Orlando office and Rounds’ S…

FBI investigates suspicious mail sent to California congressional offices

By Richard Ramos The FBI said on Friday that it is investigating suspicious mail sent to congressional offices in California and other locations across the country, including envelopes containing unidentified substances. The FBI said it is working in collaboration with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and other law enforcement agencies to investigate the mailings. Several

Bay Area congressional offices receive 'suspicious' mail, including envelope with white powder

Two Bay Area members of Congress received “suspicious" pieces of mail on Friday, including an envelope with white powder.

Rep. DeSaulnier’s Office Targeted In Apparent “White Powder” Mail Threat

Democratic congressman Mark DeSaulnier’s office in Walnut Creek was evacuated and sealed off for HazMat investigation Friday after a package reported containing a suspicious “white powder” was received. Other democratic members around the country reported receiving similar packages. There has been no specific word of any associated threat received with the packages though police –…