Illinois man charged after white powder sent to congressional offices
Federal authorities arrested an Illinois man for allegedly mailing letters containing an unknown white powder to members of Congress.
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Federal authorities arrested and charged an Illinois man for allegedly mailing letters containing an unknown substance to congressional offices in the state, according to the Washington Examiner and ABC7 Chicago. The Department of Justice announced the charges on Monday. [1][2]
The suspect was identified by the Washington Examiner and CBS News as Matthew Unglesbee, a 36-year-old resident of Quincy, Illinois. ABC7 Chicago reported that the letters were sent to four members of Congress in Illinois, while CBS News noted the letters targeted Chicago-area lawmakers. The Washington Examiner added that Unglesbee was charged with false information and hoaxes as well as mailing threatening communications. [1][2][5]
Unglesbee appeared in court on Monday, the Washington Examiner reported. He is scheduled to attend a federal detention hearing in Springfield, Illinois, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. [1]
As FTMQ News reported earlier, numerous lawmakers and election officials across multiple states have recently received suspicious white powder mailings. Previous targets included the Leesburg office of Democratic Representative Suhas Subramanyam, as well as offices belonging to Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Susan Collins. [7][8]
In short
- Matthew Unglesbee, 36, was charged with mailing unknown substances to members of Congress in Illinois.
- The suspect resides in Quincy, Illinois, and appeared in federal court on Monday.
- ABC7 Chicago reported that four members of Congress were targeted in the mailings.
- A detention hearing for Unglesbee is set for Wednesday afternoon in Springfield.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Illinois man charged in white powder mail hoax targeting members of CongressWashington Examiner, 58m ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Matthew Unglesbee accused of allegedly sending letters with white powder to 4 members of Congress in Illinois: DOJABC7 Chicago, 2h ago
- [3]Illinois man with lengthy criminal history arrested in white-powder threats to members of CongressNBC 5 Chicago, 1h ago
- [4]Illinois man charged with mailing white powder to members of CongressAP News, 3h ago
- [5]Quincy, Illinois, man charged with sending white powder to Chicago area members of CongressCBS News, 1h ago
- [6]Illinois man charged in white powder letters sent to members of CongressNewsNation, 4h ago
Background
- [7]Virginia Democratic Representative receives envelope containing suspicious white powder FTMQ News, 7d ago
- [8]Suspicious white powder mailings target offices of Republican senators FTMQ News, 9d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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