Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election
Investigators say the mailings contained yeast or flour and were tied to more than 700 envelopes sent to officials nationwide.
- On Tuesday, federal authorities charged Oklahoma resident Robin Martin with mailing hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections, alleging hoax and threatening communications.
- Letters sent by Martin contained threats of arrest for "treason" and bore the header "DECLARATION OF WAR," citing false claims that President Donald Trump won the 2020 election and purporting to come from the "United States Traitor Elimination Army."
- Forensic testing determined the powder was harmless yeast or flour, while investigators identified Martin through surveillance footage from postal facilities and a Walmart where he purchased materials for invisible ink and stamps.
- Martin appeared in Oklahoma City federal court Tuesday without listed counsel, while the mailings triggered evacuations of election offices in Louisiana and Oklahoma as authorities worked to intercept additional letters nationwide.
- If convicted, Martin faces up to 15 years in prison, while the U.S. Postal Inspection Service continues investigating and officials stress that such intimidation has no place in a nation governed by law.
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Man Charged with Sending Threatening Letters to Officials
An Oklahoma man is facing charges that he sent threatening letters with white powder to elected officials around the country including in Massachusetts. Sixty-seven-year-old Robin Patrick Martin was arrested by the FBI yesterday (Tuesday). Federal authorities say that Martin sent the letters containing white powder last month to hundreds of state election officials, members of […]
A man in Oklahoma is accused of sending more than 700 envelopes to election officials, members of Congress and media institutions. The dust in the analyzed letters turned out to be flour or yeast, but the messages included threats and warnings about treason.
FBI charges Oklahoma man for sending US election officials threatening letters with white powder
The FBI said mailings in early October were addressed to state election officials in all 50 states. It also believes Martin had sent threatening letters in 2024 to election and postal officials.
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