Man charged with sending suspicious substance to 4 members of Congress
The case began after an anonymous online tipster told the FBI that they overheard the man talking about mailing a suspicious substance to members of Congress. (Graeme Sloan / Bloomberg via Getty) WASHINGTON — A man has been charged in Illinois with mailing four letters containing a white granular substance to members of Congress, all of which were sent in envelopes bearing his name and home address. Matthew Unglesbee has been charged with sending threatening letters containing a white granular substance to three members of Congress, along with a handwritten letter that read “HA HA.” A fourth…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same charges against the same man over suspicious substances mailed to members of Congress, with no conflicting facts.
2h agoAlso reported by nbcwashington.com, wokv.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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