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Iranian man busted in his underwear on suspicion of planning chemical warfare in Germany: report
Investigators wearing protective suits wheeled the toxins out of the building in blue barrels and deposited them at a decontamination point.
Biotech researcher bought 800 castor beans to extract ricin, feds say
A research director at a Massachusetts biotechnology firm has been arrested by federal authorities for allegedly trying to acquire the highly toxic poison ricin, officials said Tuesday. Dr. Ishtiaq Ali...
Judge orders ricin letter suspect to be transferred to DC
The Canadian woman accused of sending President Trump a ricin-laced envelope has been ordered transferred to Washington, DC, to face an indictment after pleading not guilty during a detention hearing...
What woman accused of mailing ricin-laced letter to Trump said in note
The Canadian woman accused of sending President Trump a ricin-laced envelope also penned a threatening letter telling him to “give up and remove your application for this election,” according to...
Meet the woman accused of sending ricin to Trump
The Canadian woman charged with sending a ricin-laced letter to President Trump apparently tweeted a hashtag supportive of killing the commander-in-chief less than two weeks ago. Pascale Ferrier, of Quebec,...
Woman accused of mailing ricin to Trump identified
The Canadian woman accused of sending a letter containing ricin to President Trump has been identified as Pascale Ferrier of Quebec, authorities said. Ferrier was taken into custody Sunday by...
Woman accused of mailing ricin to Trump also may have targeted Texas law enforcement
A woman accused of sending a letter containing ricin to President Trump is also suspected of mailing the highly potent poison to law enforcement agencies in Texas, sources close to...
Suspect nabbed after sending poison ricin to White House: report
A woman suspected of mailing President Trump a package containing highly-toxic ricin poison was arrested by federal authorities on Sunday, law enforcement officials said. The suspect was picked up by...
Law enforcement intercepts poison package addressed to Trump: report
The FBI and Secret Service are investigating a package containing the highly-toxic poison ricin that was mailed to President Trump last week, CNN is reporting. The package was intercepted by...
Suspicious letter sent to Sen. Collins' house
BANGOR, Maine — A hazardous materials team was called Monday to investigate a suspicious letter sent to the home of Republican Sen. Susan Collins, officials said. Police and fire vehicles...
Suspect arrested for allegedly sending suspicious envelopes to Trump, Pentagon
A former member of the Navy was taken into custody in Utah on Wednesday on suspicion of mailing envelopes filled with a suspicious substance to top federal officials, including President...
US ex-sailor suspected of sending poison-scare packages
A former sailor is behind the plot to send envelopes with suspicious substances — at least two of which tested positive for a substance from which ricin is derived —...
Envelope believed to contain ricin sent to Trump
An envelope containing what appeared to be the deadly poison ricin was sent to President Trump, but never made it to The White House, a report said Tuesday. The piece...
Woman accused in murder plot sentenced for making ricin
PONCA CITY, Okla. — An Oklahoma woman accused of plotting to kill her ex-husband in Israel has apologized for manufacturing the poison ricin as a judge sentenced her to more...
Man busted for trying to order hit on roommate, poison him
A North Carolina man was arrested after attempting to hire a hit man and trying to buy ricin to kill his roommate, officials said Sunday. Bryant Riyanto Budi, 26, of...
French government says it foiled attack, 2 brothers arrested
PARIS — France’s interior minister says authorities have thwarted a possible attack using ricin or explosives and arrested two brothers. Interior Minister Gerard Collomb told BFM television Friday that authorities...
Woman put ricin in residents' food at senior living facility: FBI
A resident of a Vermont retirement community poisoned her neighbors by putting the toxin ricin that she had made in her kitchen into their food over several weeks, the FBI...
Ex-NYU student gets 16 years in jail for trying to buy ricin
A former New York University student was sentenced to 16 years in prison Tuesday for trying to buy the lethal poison ricin from a black market website so he could...
Man found guilty of trying to buy ricin pills on 'Dark Web'
A New York man was found guilty of trying to buy the deadly toxin ricin from an online black market so he could commit “100 percent risk-free” murder with the...
Actress who sent ricin to Obama & Bloomberg gets 18 years in jail
TEXARKANA, Texas — A Texas woman who had minor acting roles in film and television was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday for sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack...