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brooklynite

(94,597 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2018, 04:52 PM Oct 2018

Statement on the FBI's Investigation of Suspicious Packages

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Between October 22 and 24, 2018, suspicious packages were received at multiple locations in the New York and Washington, D.C., areas and Florida. The packages are being sent for analysis at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia.

“This investigation is of the highest priority for the FBI. We have committed the full strength of the FBI’s resources and, together with our partners on our Joint Terrorism Task Forces, we will continue to work to identify and arrest whoever is responsible for sending these packages,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “We ask anyone who may have information to contact the FBI. Do not hesitate to call; no piece of information is too small to help us in this investigation.”

The packages are similar in appearance, as depicted in the below photograph, and contain potentially destructive devices.

The packages were mailed in manila envelopes with bubble wrap interior. The packages were affixed with computer-printed address labels and six Forever stamps. All packages had a return address of “DEBBIE WASSERMAN SHULTZ” [sic] in Florida. Packages identified to date were addressed to:

George Soros
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Former President Barack Obama
Former CIA Director John Brennan, care of CNN
Former Attorney General Eric Holder
The package addressed to former Attorney General Holder did not reach its intended destination, but was rerouted to the return address in Florida.

The FBI will continue to work with our federal law enforcement partners at the United States Secret Service, United States Postal Inspection Service, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as our state and local law enforcement partners, to identify and arrest the person or people responsible for sending these packages.

It is possible that additional packages were mailed to other locations. The FBI advises the public to remain vigilant and not touch, move or handle any suspicious or unknown packages.

If you have information about these packages, please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips.fbi.gov. If you observe any suspicious activity that requires an immediate response, please call 911 or contact your local law enforcement.

Read more: https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/statement-on-the-fbis-investigation-of-suspicious-packages

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Statement on the FBI's Investigation of Suspicious Packages (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2018 OP

Really? That's the return address? underpants Oct 2018 #1

The address is obscured in the picture. nt Gore1FL Oct 2018 #6

6 Forever stamps oldtime dfl_er Oct 2018 #2

More to the point, the stamps aren't cancelled. brooklynite Oct 2018 #4

correct oldtime dfl_er Oct 2018 #5

That is important. H2O Man Oct 2018 #9

It says the packages are similar in appearance to the ones depicted OnlinePoker Oct 2018 #12

There seem to be an awful lot of loose ends. defacto7 Oct 2018 #13

I disagree. Everything about today's "attack" reeks of the klan The Liberal Lion Oct 2018 #15

That doesn't make it professional or smart. defacto7 Oct 2018 #16

well that's true The Liberal Lion Oct 2018 #18

Die Furor wird von den heutigen Entwicklungen erfreut sein ffr Oct 2018 #3

We know the Soros package was hand-delivered mainer Oct 2018 #7

I would think there may be cameras in an area like that? nt 7962 Oct 2018 #11

Schultz is misspelled, plus the classic right wing hate list. Gotta be a teabagger/deplorable. SunSeeker Oct 2018 #8

Thats such shoddy work its almost like they WANTED it to be noticed. 7962 Oct 2018 #10

Why now? Maxheader Oct 2018 #14

I'm thinking more and more about this The Liberal Lion Oct 2018 #17

I can go along with that. defacto7 Oct 2018 #19

The Holder one was returned to sender? malthaussen Oct 2018 #20

underpants

(182,829 posts)

1. Really? That's the return address?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:01 PM

Oct 2018

Gore1FL

(21,132 posts)

6. The address is obscured in the picture. nt

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:23 PM

Oct 2018

oldtime dfl_er

(6,931 posts)

2. 6 Forever stamps

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:06 PM

Oct 2018

That's $3 worth of postage. Not enough to actually get these things posted via USPS. According to the USPS website, a package from Florida to DC, weighing 3.2 pounds, would cost at least $12 ground rate. These things were obviously not mailed thru the US post office.

DISCLAIMER: I have NO idea how much a pipe bomb weighs. But it can't be light.

brooklynite

(94,597 posts)

4. More to the point, the stamps aren't cancelled.

Reply to oldtime dfl_er (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:13 PM

Oct 2018

oldtime dfl_er

(6,931 posts)

5. correct

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:21 PM

Oct 2018

Should be pretty easy to trace back if sent via courier or somesuch

H2O Man

(73,559 posts)

9. That is important.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:38 PM

Oct 2018

Earlier in the day, I wondered if it was an individual or group project. Non-cancelled stamps -- it will be interesting to see if more than one is that way -- suggests an increased chance of a group. I am confident that federal investigators should be able to answer that by the weekend.

OnlinePoker

(5,722 posts)

12. It says the packages are similar in appearance to the ones depicted

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 06:52 PM

Oct 2018

I think this is just a mock-up of what the FBI is looking for and not an original mailing.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

13. There seem to be an awful lot of loose ends.

Reply to oldtime dfl_er (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 07:15 PM

Oct 2018

I doubt these were done by anyone who has expert knowledge. They seem very amateur.

The Liberal Lion

(1,414 posts)

15. I disagree. Everything about today's "attack" reeks of the klan

Reply to defacto7 (Reply #13)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 07:29 PM

Oct 2018

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

16. That doesn't make it professional or smart.

Reply to The Liberal Lion (Reply #15)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 07:33 PM

Oct 2018

The Liberal Lion

(1,414 posts)

18. well that's true

Reply to defacto7 (Reply #16)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 07:34 PM

Oct 2018

ffr

(22,670 posts)

3. Die Furor wird von den heutigen Entwicklungen erfreut sein

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:12 PM

Oct 2018

Trump and the GOP will be pleased with today's developments.

Halt the voting. Halt democracy!

mainer

(12,022 posts)

7. We know the Soros package was hand-delivered

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:35 PM

Oct 2018

Not through the post office. Someone physically delivered these.

7962

(11,841 posts)

11. I would think there may be cameras in an area like that? nt

Reply to mainer (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:56 PM

Oct 2018

SunSeeker

(51,571 posts)

8. Schultz is misspelled, plus the classic right wing hate list. Gotta be a teabagger/deplorable.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:36 PM

Oct 2018

7962

(11,841 posts)

10. Thats such shoddy work its almost like they WANTED it to be noticed.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:55 PM

Oct 2018

Every possible "flag" that people are trained to look for

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)

14. Why now?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 07:21 PM

Oct 2018

The mailer could have targeted them when the democrats were
in power...when obama was prez...Why now? I will tell you...
Its all the hate talk from cheetoz and the rightwinger media...
Stirring up the fringers...the racists, the abnormal with their
lies and accusations that these targeted liberals are standing
in the traitors way...putting up obstacles and slowing down
the worthless fucks agenda...Keeping MAGA from happening
in their sick minds...

The Liberal Lion

(1,414 posts)

17. I'm thinking more and more about this

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 07:34 PM

Oct 2018

and everything about these "attacks", and I'm including the racist robocalls here in Florida against Gillum, reeks of the klan. These were warnings, not meant to actually hurt anyone, but rather intimidate. I'm not going to go thru a history lesson here, one can do that on their own. But these attacks are the M.O. of the klan.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

19. I can go along with that.

Reply to The Liberal Lion (Reply #17)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 08:53 PM

Oct 2018

malthaussen

(17,204 posts)

20. The Holder one was returned to sender?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Oct 25, 2018, 09:32 AM

Oct 2018

That is hilarious, since the putative sender didn't even spell her name right.

-- Mal

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