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Oklahoma man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election

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Federal authorities have charged Robin Martin, an Oklahoma man, with mailing hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder—identified as yeast or flour—to public officials before the 2024 and 2026 elections. Martin faces charges of conveying a hoax and mailing threatening communications. The FBI is still investigating similar suspicious mailings nationwide that had prompted warnings for recipients to treat them as potentially hazardous.

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On November 3, 2026, Robin Martin, an Oklahoma man, was arrested and charged with sending over 700 letters containing nonhazardous white powder (yeast or flour) to public officials across the country before the 2024 and 2026 elections. The FBI's Oklahoma City field office, along with other federal agencies, had been investigating "suspicious mailings" sent to various addresses nationwide since October. Martin is charged with conveying a hoax and mailing threatening communications; he was expected to make his initial court appearance in Oklahoma City on Tuesday afternoon. Notably, the recipients included bipartisan public officials, media outlets, pollsters, and federal law enforcement agencies.

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Oklahoma man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election By asserted

man → charge → election

Federal authorities have charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections. asserted

authorities → charge → elections

The powders turned out to be yeast or flour, though not all letters have been fully tested, the FBI said in a court filing made public Tuesday. asserted

FBI → turn → filing

Robin Martin is charged with conveying a hoax and mailing threatening communications. asserted

Martin → charge → communications

Martin was expected to make his initial court appearance Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma City. asserted

Martin → expect → City

Online records do not list an attorney to comment on his behalf. asserted

records → list → behalf

Federal authorities announced last month that they were investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that had been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and urged recipients to treat the mailings as “potentially hazardous.” asserted

that → announce → mailings

A message from the Senate Sergeant at Arms obtained by The Associated Press said that law enforcement officials were working to intercept any additional letters, but “it is possible that some letters may reach their destinations.” uncertain

letters → obtain → destinations

The FBI said at the time that the bureau and the Postal Inspection Service were investigating. asserted

bureau → say → time

The FBI referred questions to the U.S. attorney’s office Tuesday, and the Postal Inspection Service didn’t immediately return an email message from the AP seeking comment. asserted

Service → refer → comment

Oklahoma man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election

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