FBI charges Oklahoma man for sending US election officials threatening letters with white powder

The FBI charged Oklahoma City man Robin Martin with sending hundreds of threatening letters containing white powder to state election officials, lawmakers, pollsters, and media organizations ahead of the midterm elections. The powder was harmless yeast or flour.

An Oklahoma City man, Robin Martin, was charged with sending hundreds of threatening letters containing white powder to state election officials, lawmakers, pollsters, and media organizations ahead of the midterm congressional elections. The FBI said the powder was tested and found to be harmless yeast or flour. The mailings in early October were addressed to state election officials in all 50 states. The FBI also believes Martin sent threatening letters in 2024 to election and postal officials. The letters bore an outdated return address of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in New York. Martin had contacted the DSA in August and obtained email addresses of DSA members, who were then sent threatening messages warning they could be arrested if they voted. The FBI linked Martin to the letters through surveillance video from postal facilities and a Walmart, and a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel bearing Martin's fingerprints.