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Feds Intercept ‘Suspicious’ Package Intended for Oregon Election Office
The package was part of a wave of suspicious mail targeting election offices nationwide, with similar incidents reported in Arizona, Louisiana and Minnesota.
- Federal officials intercepted a suspicious package addressed to the Oregon Secretary of State's office before it arrived in the state, Secretary of State Tobias Read announced Friday.
- NBC News reported Thursday that federal law enforcement was investigating dozens of letters containing white powder mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide, providing context for the Oregon incident.
- The FBI and Postal Inspection Service are investigating the mailings, which have also targeted election officials in Minnesota, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Ohio. Preliminary testing showed the powder was not hazardous.
- Read stated "no one was harmed" and thanked federal partners for swift action. His office urged local election officials to remain vigilant while preparing to respond if additional packages arrive.
- These security concerns emerge just weeks before the Nov 3 election, as Oregon election officials began mailing ballots to all registered voters earlier this week.
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Feds intercept ‘suspicious’ package intended for Oregon election office
Federal officials intercepted a “suspicious package” addressed to Oregon’s election office before it arrived in the state, Secretary of State Tobias Read said Friday.
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·Portland, United States
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Authorities intercepted ‘suspicious package’ addressed to Oregon’s top election office, state officials say
A “suspicious package” addressed to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office was intercepted by federal authorities before it entered the state, the office said Friday.
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