FBI charges Oklahoma man for sending US election officials threatening letters with white powder
The FBI said mailings in early October were addressed to state election officials in all 50 states. It also believes Martin had sent threatening letters in 2024 to election and postal officials.
An Oklahoma resident, Robin Martin, has been charged by the FBI for sending threatening letters containing white powder to state election officials and other organizations before the midterm congressional elections. The powder in the letters was found to be harmless yeast or flour, according to the FBI. Martin was charged in US District Court in Oklahoma with dissemination of false or misleading information and hoaxes, as well as mailing threatening communications.
The FBI's investigation revealed that the mailings in early October were addressed to election officials in all 50 states. They also believe Martin had sent threatening letters in 2024 to election and postal officials. The letters in October bore an outdated return address belonging to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in New York.
Martin allegedly obtained the email addresses of DSA members in August and added them to a mailing list that sent threatening messages warning recipients of potential arrest if they voted.
The FBI tied Martin to a threatening letter from 2024 that claimed President Donald Trump had won the 2020 election and expressed concern about recurring issues in the upcoming 2024 election. Surveillance video from postal facilities and a Walmart linked Martin to the threats, as a phone believed to have been used in the communications had been purchased there.
Martin also wrote a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, which contained his fingerprints and a message in ultraviolet-reactive ink reading "FBI SAVE THE USA" on other threatening letters.
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