More lawmakers report suspicious packages at offices
Federal investigators are tracing letters with unknown powder sent to dozens of election and congressional offices, with some mail intercepted before delivery.
- On Friday, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin's office received suspicious mail matching descriptions of letters sent to election offices nationwide; staff identified the envelope before it reached the Elections Division, keeping operations uninterrupted.
- Federal authorities, including the FBI and United States Postal Inspection Service, are investigating a series of suspicious mailings sent to congressional and election offices nationwide, urging recipients to treat the letters as potentially hazardous.
- Five members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation—Jake Auchincloss, Ayanna Pressley, Stephen Lynch, Seth Moulton, and Lori Trahan—reported receiving suspicious letters at district offices, which inspectors retrieved after targeting locations outside of Washington.
- Secretary William Galvin confirmed the envelope addressed to the Elections Division remained unopened, stating, "Because of the information we received from the FBI and USPIS before this envelope arrived, my staff was able to identify the envelope."
- Law enforcement officials are working to identify those responsible for the letters, which arrive just three weeks before Election Day, mirroring a 2023 threat when election offices in six states received mailings containing white powder.
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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...
Elected State Officials Receive Suspicious Letters
Several Massachusetts congressional members and the secretary of state received suspicious letters in the mail on Friday that matched others sent to congressional and state offices in the nation on Thursday. U.S. Representatives Seth Moulton, Ayanna Pressley, Stephen Lynch, Lori Trahan, Jake Auchincloss and Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin received suspicious letters. Galvin said […]
Suspicious mail reported at several congressional offices across several states
Multiple congressional offices across the United States reported receiving suspicious mail Friday, including envelopes containing unknown substances, as federal authorities investigate a wider series of mailings targeting lawmakers and election officials. The incidents involved the offices of Reps. Maxwell Frost and Darren Soto in Florida, Sen. Mike Rounds in South Dakota and Rep. Jimmy Panetta in California. Frost’s Orlando office and Rounds’ S…
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