Rowlett man admits mailing more than 400 hoax white powder letters

A Rowlett man has admitted in federal court to mailing more than 400 hoax letters with white powder that created fear as well as security nightmares for governments, schools and businesses in Texas and across the nation, the U.S. attorney’s office said.

Hong Minh Truong, 67, was arrested last July for mailing the letters from North Texas beginning in December 2008.

Truong pleaded guilty Friday to five counts of false information and hoaxes. He faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine for each of the five counts.

Truong, who has been in custody since his arrest, is scheduled to be sentenced in October.

He mailed the letters to cities across the U.S. as well as U.S. embassies abroad, federal officials said.

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