MAILING OF THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) who prepared and mailed more than 50 letters on or about October 17 or 18, 2008, to financial institutions throughout the United States. The letters, which were mailed from Texas and postmarked at Amarillo, contained a powdery, nonhazardous substance and an articulated threat of bodily harm.
The letters were mailed to at least 11 states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia, and were addressed to the following three institutions:
* Chase Bank. * The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). * The U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision, which regulates federal and many state thrift institutions.
TAKE NO ACTION TO APPREHEND THIS PERSON YOURSELF. If you have any information about this incident, please contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455.
All information will be kept strictly confidential.