Quincy, Illinois, man charged with sending white powder to Chicago area members of Congress – CBS News

Quincy, Illinois, man charged with sending white powder to Chicago area members of Congress  CBS News

A man from downstate Quincy, Illinois, has been arrested on federal charges in connection to letters containing white powder that were sent to members of Congress in the Chicago area.Matthew Unglesbee, 37, is charged with mailing threatening communications and mailing false information and hoaxes, according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. According to the documents, the FBI received an anonymous tip reporting Unglesbee for mailing substances to members of Congress. According to the affidavit, the tipster said they heard Unglesbee say he mailed letters to congresspeople across the country. According to court documents, after three members of Congress reported to the FBI's Chicago office that they had received envelopes with suspicious powder inside, they were able to compare the envelopes.

The first three letters the FBI was notified about contained "a white granular substance" and a handwritten letter reading "HA HA," court documents said. The fourth letter, which was reported to the FBI two days after the first three, also had a white grainy substance and a handwritten letter reading "HAH enjoy the gift." Each of them had a handwritten address and return address, court documents say, and all were postmarked in Springfield, Illinois. The return addresses also listed the sender as "Matthew Unglesbee" and the return address matched his address in