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Oklahoma man charged over nationwide hoax powder letters to election officials

FBI ties Robin Martin to over 700 letters containing nonhazardous powder sent to election offices, lawmakers and media before the 2024 and 2026 elections.

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FBI investigates suspicious letters mailed to Congress and election offices with DSA-linked address

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What to know

  • Investigators tie more than 700 letters to a single sender, addressed to election officials, members of Congress, pollsters, journalists and federal law enforcement.
  • The white powder in the letters has been identified as nonhazardous yeast or flour, though not every letter has been fully tested.
  • The campaign dates back to 2024, with letters declaring 'war' and warning recipients of upcoming arrests for treason 'or worse!!'
  • Robin Martin faces federal charges of conveying a hoax and mailing threatening communications and was expected to appear in Oklahoma City federal court.

“it is possible that some letters may reach their destinations”

Senate Sergeant at Arms, Congressional security office, in a message obtained by AP · Associated Press ↗ · Nov 2

Robin Martin Accused sender of the lettersDavid Cole FBI agentU.S. Postal Inspection Service Co-investigatorSenate Sergeant at Arms Congressional security office

Oklahoma man charged over nationwide hoax powder letters to election officials
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    Martin is charged and set to appear in federal court

    Martin was charged with conveying a hoax and mailing threatening communications and was expected to make his initial appearance Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Oklahoma City; online records did not list an attorney for him.

    “S.T.E.A., United States Traitor Elimination Army, Takoma Park, MD.”
    — Letter sender (per FBI affidavit), Author of the mailed letters · source
    1. 18 outlets Oklahoma Man Arrested for Sending Nearly 700 Powder-Filled Letters to Pols Ahead of 2024 and 2026 Elections

      first by Mediaite, 4d ago · also Anadolu Agency, PBS NewsHour, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Mercury News, Denver Post +11

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    2. 15 outlets Man Charged With Mailing Letters Containing Powder to Officials

      first by Associated Press, 4d ago · also SFist, Roll Call, KFTC-TV, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Philadelphia Inquirer, NY Post +8

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    • 🇺🇸 An Oklahoma man is charged with sending hundreds of letters containing white powder to officials. He allegedly mailed them to congressional and election offices across the U.S. ahead of both the 2024 and 2026 elections. The powder in the letters tested so far turned out to

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    • Federal authorities have charged Oklahoma resident Robin Martin with conveying hoaxes and sending threatening communications after allegedly mailing over 700 letters containing non-hazardous white powder to state and federal election and government officials ahead of the 2024 and

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    FBI court filing details hoax, identifies powder as yeast or flour — A court filing unsealed Tuesday, based on an affidavit by FBI agent David Cole, said the powder in the letters tested as yeast or flour, though not all letters have been fully tested, and that the sender used a return address of 'U.S.T.E.A., United States Traitor Elimination Army, Takoma Park, MD.'

  3. background

    Robin Martin is arrested in connection with the letters — Investigators identified Robin Martin as the suspect behind more than 700 mailings and arrested him in Oklahoma on Monday.

  4. background

    Federal authorities announce probe into suspicious election-office letters — Authorities said they were investigating letters with 'suspicious substances' mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and urged recipients to treat them as 'potentially hazardous'; the mailings led to evacuations of election offices in Louisiana and Oklahoma, with letters also received or intercepted in states from Idaho to Florida.

  5. background

    Election officials nationwide begin receiving threatening powder letters — Multiple election officials in every state reported receiving mail containing a white substance along with a three-page letter declaring war, the FBI said, marking the start of a mailing campaign that continued into 2026.

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