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Man charged with mailing threatening letters with white substance to members of Congress
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- Matthew Unglesbee has been charged in Illinois with mailing four letters containing a white granular substance to members of Congress, each envelope bearing his name and home address.
- The letters included handwritten notes such as "HA HA" and "HAH enjoy the gift," and Unglesbee faces charges of false information and hoaxes, as well as mailing threatening communications.
- Unglesbee admitted to FBI agents that he sent the letters after hearing about similar mailings earlier in the month and acknowledged that the substance, which he said was salt resembling anthrax, would be perceived as dangerous.
- A search of Unglesbee's home revealed a fifth unmailed envelope addressed to a member of Congress, and the investigation began following an anonymous tip received on October 16.
- The FBI is conducting a separate investigation into other suspicious letters sent recently to members of Congress and election officials.
