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Congressman Moulton, Sec. Of Commonwealth, Latest Offices To Receive Suspicious Letters

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

5

First seen

Oct 16, 1:27 PM EDT

updated Oct 16, 6:35 PM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX), WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC) and 3 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

At least 6 elected officials in Mass., including congressional and elections offices such as the Massachusetts Elections Division, received suspicious mail and letters with 'suspicious substances' amid a national federal investigation, WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX) and WBTS-CD reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (5), version 7, Oct 16, 6:51 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

How It Unfolded

Oct 16, 1:35 PM EDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 16, 1:47 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 16, 2:02 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.