The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
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Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:38 PM
MA Man Arrested For Sending Donald Trump Jr's Wife Letter With White Powder
Daniel Frisiello, of Beverly, was taken into custody just before 8 a.m. while he was heading to work, federal authorities said. Frisiello is expected to appear in federal court in Worcester later in the day. Authorities were able to track down Frisiello by analyzing a “glitter bomb” letter — a prank where envelopes are filled with glitter — sent to Stanford University law professor Michele Dauber. Investigators matched the text font in the “glitter bomb” threat to those seen on the letters of the white-powder envelopes.
"These kinds of hoaxes may not cause physical harm, but they scare the
heck out of people," said Andrew Lelling, U.S. Attorney for
Massachusetts.
Frisiello is accused of sending a total of five letters filled with
white powder. Authorities said he sent them to Trump Jr. and Dauber, as
well as the office of Sen. Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan; Nicola Hanna,
the interim U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California; and
actor Antonio Sabato Jr., who is running for a U.S. House seat in
California as a Republican.
Frisiello faces charges of mailing
threat to injure the person of another and false information and hoaxes.
Trump Jr.’s wife, Vanessa Trump, opened the letter in the couple’s
Manhattan apartment on Feb. 12 and reported feeling nauseous and
coughing. President Trump’s daughter-in-law and two other people were
taken to the hospital in the incident.
The letter was postmarked in Boston on Feb. 7, had an American flag
stamp and no return address. The powder was ultimately determined to be
cornstarch, The Associated Press reported.
Authorities later revealed the letter included a threatening note that
read: “You are an awful, awful person. I am surprised that your father
lets you speak on TV. You the family idiot. Eric looks smart."
