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A man from New Mexico was arrested today by federal authorities in connection to the suspicious letters with white powder that were sent to over 60 institutions across the world, including in New Mexico.
The Associated Press reported that Richard Leon Goyette was arrested Monday at the Albuquerque International Sunport and that Goyette will make his first court appearance today.
“Mr. Goyette’s alleged criminal actions caused emergency responders and hazardous response teams immense unnecessary labor and expense, diverted personnel from actual emergencies, completely disrupted business at these financial institutions, and caused untold emotional distress to those who received the letters,” said acting U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks in a statement from the FBI. “Those who send threatening letters, whether they contain white powder or not, even if their threat is a hoax, will be prosecuted with the full resources of this office.”
The letters were threatening because of their similarity to the 2001 anthrax attacks in which five people died when letters were sent to two Democratic senators and various media outlets. These letters were sent just days and weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Goyette is being charged with knowingly and intentionally conveying false and misleading information after sending 65 mailings, including 64 which had a white powder which was later determined not to be hazardous.
