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Illinois Man Charged With Mailing Threatening Letters Containing White Powder To Lawmakers

ZeroHedge27 October 2026, 20:20 UTCUnited States of America

Illinois Man Charged With Mailing Threatening Letters Containing White Powder To Lawmakers Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times,An Illinois man was charged Monday with mailing letters containing a white granular substance to four members of Congress, telling investigators he used salt because it looked like anthrax, according to a federal criminal complaint. The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on May 5, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The complaint says the letters were postmarked Oct. 19 in Springfield, Illinois, and arrived at district offices between Oct.

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