FBI probes maggot incident at DNC breakfast in Chicago
- Insects were found in the breakfast buffet of the Indiana delegation at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, with some reports stating they appeared to be crickets.
- The incident occurred at the Fairmont Chicago Hotel, where multiple women placed “unknown objects” on food tables before leaving the area.
- One person was treated at the scene, with no reports of illness, and Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling suggested the insects might have been mealworms.
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Mealworms possibly dropped on tables at Chicago hotel hosting DNC delegates breakfast
Mealworms may have been what sickened a diner at a Chicago hotel earlier this week during the Democratic National Convention. That's what Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said Thursday when
Worms and crickets at the breakfast of the delegates at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, police and FBI investigate
The FBI and the Chicago police are investigating a protest that disturbed or rather delayed the breakfast of Democratic delegates from Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri and South Dakota. Some people planted insects on Wednesday morning — we talk about worms and crickets in local tabloids — in the food offered to politicians. “Several women were seen entering the building and placing unknown objects on the tables where the food was set up,” the …
Insects placed in breakfast buffet of Democratic delegation at Chicago hotel
A large Mormon cricket (Anabrus simplex) variety is captured on the Saddle Mountain range, north of Richland, Washington, Sept. 12, 2014. | Joel Herzberg, BLM CHICAGO(WBBM) — Insects were placed in the breakfast buffet of the Indiana delegation for the Democratic National Convention Wednesday morning. A person who attended the breakfast said bugs were found in the buffet, and they appeared to be crickets—contrary to earlier reports that they w…
DNC Delegates Targeted by Maggot Attack - FBI Investigating
The Democrats have a maggot problem. No, not Adam Kinzinger or Bob Menendez, but an honest-to-goodness, literal maggot problem. And it’s bad enough that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is […] The post DNC Delegates Targeted by Maggot Attack - FBI Investigating appeared first on The Western Journal.
FBI Investigates DNC Food Contaminated with Bugs - American Faith
The FBI and Chicago police are investigating reports of maggots being placed in the breakfast for DNC delegates.It is unknown if the contamination was discovered before any delegates consumed the breakfast.“Multiple unknown female offenders are alleged to have entered a building (200 block of North Columbus Drive) and began placing unknown objects onto tables containing food,” law enforcement said. “The offenders are believed to have then left t…
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