More than 100 letters containing an unknown white substance were mailed to election officials, state officials, and members of Congress, according to three election workers who were briefed on the investigation and spoke to Votebeat.
The FBI acknowledged an investigation into the letters on Thursday, though it did not state how many letters exactly were sent.
Election officers in Oklahoma and Louisiana reported receiving the letters in the mail, while federal officials reportedly intercepted others bound for New Hampshire, Ohio, and Connecticut. The U.S. Postal Service intercepted a letter to Democratic Senator Alex Padilla of California, while fellow Democratic Senator Chris Murphy reported receiving the letter in his Hartford, Connecticut office.
“The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating a series of suspicious mailings sent to various addresses nationwide, including Secretary of State offices and their related election offices,” the FBI stated. “Some of the letters contained an unknown substance and we are working closely with our law enforcement partners to respond to each incident.”
This comes as state election offices prepare for early voting and the November midterms. It also comes just a few weeks after the 25 anniversary of the anthrax attacks that followed 9/11, in which infected letters were mailed throughout the country in a similar fashion.
“Election officials should never have to fear for their personal safety while performing their duties, and there is no place in a peaceful democracy for violence, threats or acts of intimidation,” Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said in a Wednesday statement. “We have a duty to the citizens of Ohio to deliver secure and accessible elections, and these kinds of cowardly threats will not deter us from that mission.”
Hence then, the article about more than 100 suspicious letters sent to election officials nationwide was published today ( ) and is available on The New Republic ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( More Than 100 Suspicious Letters Sent to Election Officials Nationwide )
Also on site :
- Watch Samuel L. Jackson Become Texas’ New Crime Kingpin in Explosive First ‘Frisco King’ Teaser Trailer
- Maksim Chmerkovskiy Issues 3-Word Response to Carrie Ann Inaba’s Controversial Critique of Jenna Johnson’s Week 5 Dance
- The Plaza Hotel, Where ‘Home Alone 2’ Was Filmed (and Trump Got His Cameo), Is Closing for at Least 4 Years