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| Arrest made in anthrax scare |
| 2008-10-31 |
| The FBI arrested a California man for allegedly sending more than 120 packages claiming to contain anthrax to Rep. George Radanovich's (R-Calif.) Modesto district office and more than 100 media organizations throughout the country. Next time leave off the return address. Marc M. Keysor, 66, was charged Wednesday evening with sending the letters, which contained a CD entitled "Anthrax: Shock & Awe Terror" and an attached sugar packet containing a "white powdery substance." The packet had an orange biohazard symbol on its label and the words "Anthrax Sample." Several of the packages allegedly sent by the Sacramento resident were sent to the FBI laboratory in Quantico, Va., for processing according to the FBI's press release. "At this point none of the contents have tested positive for bio-hazardous material," it read. "It is likely that many other mailings will be received over the next few days. Recipients of these mailings are advised to contact their local FBI office so that these packages can be collected and preserved for evidentiary purposes." Radanovich's office received the letter Wednesday morning and reported them to authorities. Keysor's arrest was not connected to the hoax mailings containing a powdery substance sent last week to numerous banks and the New York Times, according to the FBI. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #2 And if you think this guy's dumb, I give you...the feds Feds: Suspect in anthrax hoax did it before SAN FRANCISCO — A California man suspected of mailing more than 120 hoax anthrax letters to media outlets, including The Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer, was interviewed previously by the FBI after one similar mailing in 2007, but he was not charged. Marc M. Keyser, 66, was interviewed by the FBI in January 2007 for allegedly sending a package containing a small aerosol can labeled "Anthrax," along with a compact disc, to the Sacramento News and Review newspaper, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in federal court. Keyser told agents then that he was using the mailing as a publicity stunt for a novel he had penned, and "to model what would happen if terrorists were to use anthrax ... to show the amount of anthrax a terrorist might spray into the air conditioning system in a shopping mall." The can did not contain anthrax. Agents warned Keyser he had violated federal law and could be prosecuted, but they didn't arrest him. Agent Filip Colfescu said in the complaint that Keyser at the time apologized for the hoax "and told agents they should not worry, that he would not be doing it again." Oh. Okay. You seem like a nice guy... Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner, who is prosecuting the current case, said Keyser was not charged in 2007 because "it was a very much more limited conduct at that point. It was one instance. He was admonished." Oooooh...admonished! what now? Double secret probation? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-10-31 14:08 |
| #1 This guy's OLD HIPPIE. Let's see how he likes jail at his age. |
| Posted by: ARMY GUY 2008-10-31 13:39 |