More lawmakers report suspicious packages at offices
Federal agencies say dozens of letters with an unknown powder were intercepted as officials investigate possible links to election-related intimidation.
- On Friday, Rep. Maxwell Frost's office in Downtown Orlando was evacuated after receiving a "suspicious package," prompting U.S. Capitol Police and the Orlando Police Department to close Magnolia Avenue.
- About 45 minutes later, Rep. Darren Soto's Kissimmee office intercepted an envelope containing an unknown substance after Congressman Frost provided advance notice to monitor incoming mail.
- Congressional and election offices nationwide have received suspicious deliveries this week, with Frost noting his package matched those reported by other offices across the country.
- Threat assessment professional Dave Benson noted such threats are "very cyclical," suggesting the Secret Service is seeing an uptick, and stated, "The investigation now really just starts."
- Law enforcement officials from the Orlando Fire Department and police are investigating the incidents, while Soto condemned the act, stating that "political violence has no place in our democracy.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seung-wook = With the November midterm elections just around the corner, mail containing suspicious substances, such as white powder, was sent to the district offices of U.S. Senators and Representatives...
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Susan Collins’ Portland office receives letter containing ‘unknown substance’
The FBI is investigating a series of similar letters sent across the country.
Federal probe of letters containing suspicious substances widens as GOP senators report receiving mailings
A federal investigation of letters containing unknown substances that were mailed to elected officials’ offices has expanded as some Republicans have been identified as targets of the mailings, a person with direct knowledge of the investigation told NBC News on Friday.
Letter with suspicious substance sent to Sen. Collins' office in Portland
A spokesperson for the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is chaired by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), informed Maine's Total Coverage that the senator's office in Portland received a letter with a suspicious substance on Friday.
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