U.S. Man Arrested in Suspicious Powder Mailings

[Hissyspit]

Source: Associated Press

US man arrested in suspicious powder mailings

By JEFF CARLTON (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
February 03, 2009 9:14 PM EST
DALLAS - A man apparently upset about losing more than $60,000 in a bank failure has been arrested on charges of mailing threatening letters containing suspicious powder to banks and federal offices, authorities said Tuesday. Richard Leon Goyette, 47, was arrested at the Albuquerque, New Mexico, airport Monday, the U.S. Attorney's office in Dallas said. He is charged with a single count of knowingly and intentionally conveying false and misleading information.

"Mr. Goyette's alleged criminal actions caused emergency responders and hazardous response teams immense unnecessary labor and expense ... and caused untold emotional distress to those who received letters," said James T. Jacks, acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

Goyette is accused of mailing 65 threatening letters in October to financial institutions and federal regulatory offices in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Sixty-four letters contained an unidentified white powder that proved harmless. Officials said Tuesday the substance was calcium carbonate, a major component of blackboard chalk. The 65th letter, sent to the headquarters of banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co., contained no powder but included a threat of the "McVeighing of your corporate headquarters within six months." Timothy McVeigh was the domestic terrorist executed for bombing a federal building and killing 168 people in Oklahoma City in 1995.

The other letters, postmarked Amarillo, included the message "it's payback time" and promised death within 10 days, according to the FBI.

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[MineralMan]

1. Well, now...

According to some other news reports, he also uses the alias of Michael Jurek. I wonder if he has any screennames out there.

[Ian David]

3. Check Free Republic and Little Green Footballs for Michael Jurek. n/t

[MichaelHarris]

2. I smell something

wasn't his money FDIC insured? Did he loose in on Wall Street or because the bank failed? Also, why wasn't he charged with terrorism? Must be a white guy.