FBI Warns Sharpton Of Possible Package Threat
The FBI warned the Rev. Al Sharpton that an inmate at an upstate New York prison was talking about sending a “dangerous substance” in the mail to his New York City offices, Sharpton’s attorney and a law enforcement official said Wednesday.
A law enforcement official said the inmate might have sent as many as 12 threatening letters, some containing a powder believed to be harmless.
“A couple of the letters have already arrived and tested negative,” the official said speaking on condition of anonymity.
Investigators said there is no credible information that any dangerous material was ever sent. As a precaution, federal agents alerted Sharpton to the claims made by the inmate and that workers should be on the lookout for the suspicious letters.
Sharpton’s attorney, Sanford Rubenstein, issued a statement saying,”I was notified by the FBI this morning that there is a possibility that a dangerous substance may have been mailed to Reverend Al Sharpton at his New York headquarters and for his safety we have been advised that he or his staff should not open any packages or letters from a specific addressee or any mail that looks suspicious because it is possible that it could contain dangerous materials.”
Rubenstein added all Sharpton’s related offices nationwide are being told of the warning as a precaution.
No arrest has been made but an investigation is ongoing, one law enforcement source said. An FBI spokesman said the agency may release more information about the alleged threat later in the day.
source: wnbc
