FBI Probes Suspicious Mailings to Election Offices in Multiple States
Federal investigators are tracing at least 100 suspicious letters and packages as officials in multiple states evacuate offices and screen mail for possible threats.
- 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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West Hawaii TodayFBI, US Postal Service investigate suspicious mailings to election officials, lawmakers
WASHINGTON — The FBI and U.S. Postal Service’s law enforcement arm said on Thursday they were investigating suspicious mailings, including some sent to state election officials and lawmakers’ offices ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
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