美国联邦执法人员逮捕了来自伊利诺伊州昆西市36岁的马修·昂格尔斯比（Matthew Unglesbee），指控他涉嫌通过邮件向四名国会议员发送含有可疑白色粉末的信件 1。昂格尔斯比被控实施骗局（perpetrating a hoax）以及通过邮件发送威胁性通讯两项联邦罪名 1。尽管他在信封上留下了自己的姓名和回信地址，但执法部门指出，其行为意在引发类似炭疽病毒的恐慌并导致危险物质处理小组介入 1。
初步检测结果显示，这些包裹中的物质并未发现任何生物或化学毒素 1。据调查细节披露，每封信件内均装有白色颗粒状物质及手写文字“ha ha”，其中一封致参议员的信件还包含短语“Hah enjoy the gift” 1。昂格尔斯比承认包裹内的物质实际上只是盐，理由是其外观“看起来有点像”炭疽 1。目前，美国法警（US Marshals）和联邦调查局斯普林菲尔德办公室（FBI Springfield Office）参与了此案调查 1。
案件时间线显示，昂格尔斯比在周日接受询问时承认寄送了这些信件，随后刑事投诉书于周一解封并正式宣布逮捕行动 1。按计划，他将于周三下午在斯普林菲尔德联邦法院出席拘留听证会 1。此次逮捕发生前，FBI和美国邮政检查服务部门正在调查全国各地发给州官员和选举办公室的多起可疑信件报告 1。
A 36-year-old man from Quincy, Illinois, has been arrested on federal charges after allegedly mailing letters containing suspicious white powder to four members of Congress 1. Matthew Unglesbee faces accusations of perpetrating a hoax and sending threatening communications through the mail 1. The suspect reportedly included his own name and return address on the envelopes 1.
The investigation began after authorities received reports of packages sent to lawmakers, which contained granular white substances accompanied by handwritten messages such as "ha ha" and "Hah enjoy the gift" 1. Although preliminary tests revealed no biological or chemical toxins in the materials, Unglesbee admitted that the substance was merely salt 1. He acknowledged choosing the material because it resembled anthrax, aware that it would trigger panic and necessitate the involvement of hazardous materials response teams 1.
Unglesbee confessed to sending the letters during an interview on Sunday 1. A criminal complaint against him was unsealed on Monday, officially announcing his arrest 1. He is scheduled to appear for a detention hearing at the federal courthouse in Springfield on Wednesday afternoon 1. This incident occurs against the backdrop of ongoing investigations by the FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service into multiple reports of suspicious letters sent to state officials and election offices across the country earlier in October 1.
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