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FBI to offer reward in ricin case
charleston.net ^ | 1/11/04

Posted on 01/12/2004 7:24:50 PM PST by knak

Information leading to arrest worth up to $100,000

Associated Press

GREENVILLE--The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to an arrest of anyone responsible for leaving a package containing the deadly poison ricin at a post office in October.

No suspects have been arrested and no illnesses have been reported since the package was found Oct. 15 at the facility serving Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.

A letter enclosed in the package said the author was "a fleet owner of a tanker company," according to information released Thursday.

The letter signed "Fallen Angel" complained about new federal trucking regulations that took effect Jan. 4 requiring more rest for drivers.

The author said if the mandatory rest hours were not kept at current levels "I will start dumping."

The FBI and other federal agencies set up a toll-free number, (866) 839-6241, for information about the incident.

Ricin is derived from the castor bean plant, is relatively easy to make and can be deadly in very small doses. When inhaled or ingested, fever, cough, short-ness of breath, chest tightness and low blood pressure can occur within eight hours. Death can come between 36 and 72 hours after exposure. There is no antidote.


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1 posted on 01/12/2004 7:24:51 PM PST by knak
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To: SC Swamp Fox
SC bump!
2 posted on 01/12/2004 7:35:25 PM PST by PistolPaknMama (pro gun Mother's Day 2004! www.2asisters.org)
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To: Calpernia
ricin ping
3 posted on 01/12/2004 7:48:17 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Was O'Neill being blackmailed or did Clinton call in the aluminum favor? Only the Shadow knows.....)
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To: Shermy; genefromjersey
ping
4 posted on 01/12/2004 7:52:56 PM PST by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: prairiebreeze
thanks for the ping
5 posted on 01/12/2004 7:53:16 PM PST by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: knak
Is that 100k tax free? If not it could only be worth 60k or less...
6 posted on 01/12/2004 10:35:51 PM PST by Indrid Cold (He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.)
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