A man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of sending hoax letters labeled “anthrax” to scores of media outlets, the FBI said, warning that many of the threats may still be in the mail to be delivered yesterday.
Marc Keyser, 66, sent more than 120 envelopes containing a compact disc that had a packet of sugar labeled “Anthrax Sample” along with a biohazard symbol, the FBI said on Wednesday in a news release. The CD was titled “Anthrax: Shock & Awe Terror.”
Keyser was taken into custody without incident at his home in Sacramento, California, on three counts of sending a hoax letter, the FBI said.
At least some of the packages had Keyser’s return address on them, FBI agent Steve Dupre said.
CUSTODY
Keyser is being held at the Sacramento County jail and was expected to make his first court appearance yesterday.
None of the packets has so far tested positive for hazardous material, the agency said.
More mailings will probably be received over the next few days; recipients should contact their local FBI office, Dupre said.
The probe began after The Atlantic magazine received a letter on Monday, Dupre said.
The Charlotte Observer newspaper in North Carolina received an envelope on Tuesday.
LETTERS
The letters were received on Wednesday by at least one Sacramento TV station, the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper and the office of Republican Congressman George Radanovich in Modesto, California. A McDonald’s restaurant in Sacramento also received a package.
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