'AnthRAX!!! HA HA HA!!!' the letter read, along with a stick figure with Xs in place of the eyes and the tongue sticking out.
A Maine woman was charged in connection with sending a threatening letter that claimed to contain anthrax to Sen. Susan Collins.
Verhar said Muscara"told us that she thought the letter would be intercepted by law enforcement before it reached Senator Collins and did not believe the note would be taken seriously." A U.S. postal inspector intercepted the letter and"observed a fine white power leaking from the envelope," according to the court filing. After tests revealed the powder was not toxic, the letter was opened to reveal a flyer for the health insurance company Aetna with writing on it that said,"AnthRAX!!! HA HA HA!!!" A stick figure was drawn on the flyer with Xs in place of the eyes and the tongue sticking out.
Collins' mail was already being hand-screened when the alleged letter from Muscara was intercepted because days earlier Collins' husband, Thomas Daffron, received a letter claiming to be"coated in Ricin residue," according to the criminal complaint. Tests revealed the letter did not contain any hazardous materials.
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