Ricin Poison Letters

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  Letter With Deadly Poison Ricin Sent To White House Intercepted: Report

  An envelope addressed to the White House contained a substance identified as ricin, a deadly poison, several media outlets reported on Saturday, citing a federal official briefed on the matter.

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  US Man Charged For Sending Poisoned Letters To Trump, FBI Chief, Others

  A US Navy veteran from Utah was charged on Friday with five federal felony counts stemming from a ricin threat targeting President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary James Mattis, FBI chief Christopher Wray and a high-ranking naval admiral.

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  Utah Man Arrested Over Envelopes Mailed To US Officials

  A Utah man was taken into custody on Wednesday as a suspect in the investigation of letters sent to Pentagon officials and President Donald Trump that were initially feared to contain the poison ricin, a law enforcement source said.

• Sender of Ricin Letters Sentenced on State Charges

  A man who sent letters dusted with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on unrelated state charges of fondling three martial arts students.

• 25 Years for US Man for Sending Poisoned Letters to Obama

  A man who pleaded guilty to sending letters dusted with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.

• Deadly poison Ricin laced letter to Barack Obama sent same day as others: FBI

  The FBI says a suspicious letter containing the deadly poison ricin was mailed to President Barack Obama from Spokane, Washington, on the same day similar ricin-tainted letters were mailed to a federal judge and a post office.

• Threatening letters sent to New York mayor may contain ricin, say police

  Two anonymous letters addressed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin, and referenced the debate on gun laws, police said.

• FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

  Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment on Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.

• Mississippi man makes court appearance in ricin letters case

  A Mississippi martial arts instructor suspected of mailing letters containing the deadly poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other US officials appeared in federal court on Monday for a brief hearing.

• Martial arts instructor linked to ricin letters charged with biological weapons use

  A Mississippi martial arts instructor was charged on Saturday with attempting to use a biological weapon after a ricin-laced letter was sent to President Barack Obama earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

• Martial arts instructor arrested in ricin-laced letter case

  Federal agents arrested a Mississippi martial arts instructor on Saturday after his home and a former business were searched as part of an investigation into ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and two other public officials.

• Ricin-laced letters leading to a Mississippi mystery

  Of three ricin-laced letters mailed this month to public officials, only one made it into the hands of an intended target, 80-year-old Mississippi judge Sadie Holland.

• New poison-laced letter found at a US airbase as suspect released

  A letter possibly laced with the deadly poison ricin was found at a US airbase Tuesday as a man charged with sending a similar letter to the White House was released on bond, officials said.

• Mississippi man charged over poison letter sent to Barack Obama

  Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges on Thursday against a Mississippi man, who worked as an Elvis impersonator, for threatening to harm President Barack Obama by sending him a letter that initially tested positive for the deadly poison ricin.

• Man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to Barack Obama charged

  A 45-year-old man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and a US senator has been charged with threatening the life of the president, authorities said Thursday.