White powder envelope opened at Congressman Panetta’s office, federal probe launched
The New York Post reported that a staff member at Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s Santa Cruz district office opened an envelope containing white powder and called 911, prompting a federal investigation. KSBW reported that the discovery of the powder package led to the evacuation and temporary closure of the Santa Cruz County government building. Secretaries of state in Ohio, Louisiana and Oklahoma said they had received mailed envelopes with an unidentified white powder, which triggered investigations by the U.
S. Postal Service, the FBI and state law-enforcement agencies. Law-enforcement officials said they are probing dozens of similar letters sent to congressional offices and election officials in at least 15 states ahead of the November 3 election.
