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Sender of Ricin Letters Sentenced on State Charges
A man who sent letters dusted with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on unrelated state charges of fondling three martial arts students.
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Texas actress wanted to frame husband, not kill president: prosecutor
The Texas actress who admitted making toxins to send to President Barack Obama and the mayor of New York was more intent on framing her husband than in killing prominent politicians, a federal prosecutor said on Thursday.
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Man cleared in ricin letters case sues second suspect
A man who was ultimately cleared of charges that he sent poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others has filed a defamation lawsuit against the current suspect in the case.
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Texas woman indicted in ricin letter-to-Obama case
A woman was indicted on Friday on charges that she sent ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in an attempt to frame her estranged husband, federal prosecutors said.
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Pregnant US actress arrested in ricin letters case, say officials
A pregnant actress who told FBI agents her husband had sent ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was charged Friday with threatening the president.
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Mississippi man linked to ricin letters sent to Barack Obama indicted by grand jury
A Mississippi martial arts instructor was named in a five-count indictment charging him with mailing ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and two other public officials, authorities said on Monday.
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Suspicious letters sent to White House, New York mayor
A suspicious letter addressed to the White House and "similar" to an apparently poison-laced letter sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been intercepted, the Secret Service said Thursday.
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Threatening letters sent to New York mayor may contain ricin, say police
Two anonymous letters addressed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin, and referenced the debate on gun laws, police said.
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FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment on Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
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Mississippi man makes court appearance in ricin letters case
A Mississippi martial arts instructor suspected of mailing letters containing the deadly poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other US officials appeared in federal court on Monday for a brief hearing.
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Martial arts instructor linked to ricin letters charged with biological weapons use
A Mississippi martial arts instructor was charged on Saturday with attempting to use a biological weapon after a ricin-laced letter was sent to President Barack Obama earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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US drops charges against Mississippi man in ricin letters case
US prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against a Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, a US senator and a state judge, according to court documents.
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Sender of Ricin Letters Sentenced on State Charges
A man who sent letters dusted with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on unrelated state charges of fondling three martial arts students.
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Texas actress wanted to frame husband, not kill president: prosecutor
The Texas actress who admitted making toxins to send to President Barack Obama and the mayor of New York was more intent on framing her husband than in killing prominent politicians, a federal prosecutor said on Thursday.
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Man cleared in ricin letters case sues second suspect
A man who was ultimately cleared of charges that he sent poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others has filed a defamation lawsuit against the current suspect in the case.
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Texas woman indicted in ricin letter-to-Obama case
A woman was indicted on Friday on charges that she sent ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in an attempt to frame her estranged husband, federal prosecutors said.
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Pregnant US actress arrested in ricin letters case, say officials
A pregnant actress who told FBI agents her husband had sent ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was charged Friday with threatening the president.
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Mississippi man linked to ricin letters sent to Barack Obama indicted by grand jury
A Mississippi martial arts instructor was named in a five-count indictment charging him with mailing ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and two other public officials, authorities said on Monday.
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Suspicious letters sent to White House, New York mayor
A suspicious letter addressed to the White House and "similar" to an apparently poison-laced letter sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been intercepted, the Secret Service said Thursday.
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Threatening letters sent to New York mayor may contain ricin, say police
Two anonymous letters addressed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin, and referenced the debate on gun laws, police said.
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FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment on Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
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Mississippi man makes court appearance in ricin letters case
A Mississippi martial arts instructor suspected of mailing letters containing the deadly poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other US officials appeared in federal court on Monday for a brief hearing.
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Martial arts instructor linked to ricin letters charged with biological weapons use
A Mississippi martial arts instructor was charged on Saturday with attempting to use a biological weapon after a ricin-laced letter was sent to President Barack Obama earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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US drops charges against Mississippi man in ricin letters case
US prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against a Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, a US senator and a state judge, according to court documents.
