FBI Probes Suspicious Mailings to Election Offices in Multiple States
Federal investigators say some letters contained unknown substances and have intercepted several mailings as offices in multiple states evacuated.
- On Thursday, the FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced they are investigating "suspicious mailings" sent to election and congressional offices nationwide, warning the contents could be "potentially hazardous."
- Election offices in Louisiana and Oklahoma evacuated Tuesday after receiving packages containing "suspicious white powder," while U.S. Postal Service investigators intercepted a similar mailing intended for Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
- The National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors condemned the incidents, stating threats against election staff have "no place in our democracy."
- Congressional offices were also targeted, prompting the Senate Sergeant at Arms to notify Senate staff Thursday while House officials monitor the investigation as it widens.
- John Cohen, a former acting undersecretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of Homeland Security, told CNN the threat is "rapidly evolving, dynamic, technologically enabled and dangerous" as these incidents echo 2023 and 2024 patterns.
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The U.S. federal authorities announced Thursday that they are investigating "potentially dangerous " letters containing "suspected substances, which were mailed to state-level election officials, as well as to the offices of Congress members, reports CBS News.
Feds probe suspicious mail sent to US political offices
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and are urging recipients to treat the mailings as “potentially hazardous.”
FBI and postal inspectors investigate mailings containing unknown powdery substance as authorities report evacuations and increased security measures
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