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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BOSTON \u2013 DOJ 11\/06\/19 – A Southwick man pleaded guilty today to sending two packages, containing white powder, to federal agencies in Springfield.<\/p>\n
Kevin A. Johnson, 47, pleaded guilty to two counts of conveying false information and hoaxes. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for Feb. 6, 2020. Johnson was charged by criminal complaint and arrested on Nov. 30, 2018.<\/p>\n
Between July and November 2018, FBI\u2019s Springfield Office and the Springfield Social Security Administration Office (SSA Springfield), collectively received three packages containing either threatening communications and\/or suspicious substances. The Springfield Branch Office of the United States Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Massachusetts received a letter from an individual claiming responsibility for sending the packages. All of the packages contained a piece of white-lined paper with a hand-drawn logo that appeared to combine the \u201canarchist A\u201d symbol (the capital letter \u201cA\u201d surrounded by the letter \u201cO\u201d) \u00a0and the symbol for ISIS, a foreign terrorist organization. Two of the packages contained suspicious white powder.<\/p>\n
On July 23, 2018, security cameras at the FBI Springfield Office captured an individual throwing a manila envelope at the front door. The package contained a handwritten note saying: \u201cDeath to TRUMP.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Oct. 23, 2018, SSA Springfield received a package containing white powder and a handwritten letter stating, among other things: \u201cFOR ALLAH YOU DIE, ATHENA KNOWS YOUR LIES, DEATH TO YOU TRAITORS, AND THE FU—– FBI.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Oct. 24, 2018, the FBI Springfield Office received a package through the mail addressed to \u201cAGENT UNCLE HAM.\u201d The package contained white powder and a handwritten note stating: \u201cFOR ALLAH YOU DIE, ATHENA KNOWS YOUR LIES, DEATH TO THE N.O.R.A.D SPIES, AND THE FBI.\u201d\u00a0 The Massachusetts State Police Laboratory later found the white powder in the packages to contain no hazardous materials.<\/p>\n
The charges of false information and hoaxes provide for a sentence of up to five years in prison, one year of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. The charges of mailing threatening communications provide for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.<\/p>\n
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; Joseph W. Cronin, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division; Scott Antolik, Special Agent in Charge of the Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations, Boston Field Division; Stephen A. Marks, Special agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service, Boston Field Division; and Southwick Police Chief Kevin A. Bishop, made the announcement today. Assistance was provided by the Western Massachusetts Joint Terrorism Task Force, Hampden County Sheriff\u2019s Department, and Holyoke Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Deepika Bains Shukla of Lelling\u2019s Springfield Branch Office is prosecuting the case.<\/p>\n
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