'Suspicious' mail with DSA-linked return address triggers FBI, Capitol Hill investigation
Federal investigators are working to identify who sent the mailings after packages with suspicious powder prompted evacuations and office closures in at least 2 states.
- The FBI and Postal Inspection Service are investigating a series of suspicious mailings sent to election and congressional offices nationwide, working to identify those responsible for the letters.
- Packages containing powdery substances forced evacuations at election offices in Louisiana and Oklahoma this week, while The Ohio secretary of state reported intercepting a package containing white powder.
- These mailings occur just three weeks before Election Day, recalling a 2023 threat when election offices received envelopes containing fentanyl; in Congress, the situation appeared isolated to The Senate, though the House is monitoring.
- The National Association and State Election Directors issued a joint statement condemning threats against election staff, stating, "Those who administer our elections should never fear for their safety."
- Authorities are urging recipients to treat letters as potentially hazardous, while The FBI continues to prioritize safeguarding the public and securing elections for American citizens.
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* The Associated Press… Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and are urging recipients to treat the mailings as “potentially hazardous.” The investigation by the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and U.S. Capitol Police was first disclosed in a message from the Senate Sergeant at [...]
The FBI and the US Postal Service are investigating letters containing "suspicious substances", writes the AP.
Multiple states report suspicious packages with white powder at election offices
(The Hill) - Election officials in three states have reported suspicious packages were sent to their offices in the past week, only a few weeks out from the midterm elections. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said on Wednesday that U.S. Postal Service investigators blocked the delivery of a letter containing a “powdery white substance” [...]
The U.S. federal authorities are investigating letters containing "suspect substances" that have been mailed to Congress offices and electoral offices across the country.
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