Roger F. Wicker

Suspect in ricin-letter case ordered held without bail in Mississippi

2013-04-29 09:40:00

A karate instructor appeared in federal court in Mississippi and was ordered held on a charge that he produced the poison ricin and sent it in letters to President Obama and others. Wearing an orange jumpsuit and with his hands shackled, James Everett...

Personal feud emerges in Mississippi ricin investigation

2013-04-24 18:27:00

The investigation into ricin-laced letters addressed to the president, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge highlighted a personal feud Wednesday and an unusual cast of characters — starting with Paul Kevin Curtis, an Elvis impersonator who had...

Prosecutors drop charges against ricin suspect, filing confirms

2013-04-23 15:37:00

Officials have dropped charges against the Elvis impersonator accused of mailing ricin-laced letters to President Obama, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge, according to a court filing Tuesday. Poisoning suspect�Paul Kevin Curtis of Corinth, Miss.,...

Martial arts instructor arrested in case of poisoned letters

2013-04-27 14:20:00

TUPELO, Miss. — FBI agents arrested a Mississippi martial arts instructor early Saturday in the bizarre case of poisoned letters sent to President Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge. James Everett Dutschke was arrested without incident at his...

Poison letters suspect in Mississippi released

2013-04-23 20:34:00

A Mississippi man who had been accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge was set free Tuesday and charges against him were dropped as authorities converged on the home of another man. Paul Kevin...

Charges dropped against man in ricin letters case

2013-04-23 15:33:00

Charges were dropped Tuesday against the Mississippi man accused of sending�ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others, while authorities searched at another man's home in connection with the case.� The surprising move was announced in a...

No evidence of ricin at Mississippi suspect's home, FBI testifies

2013-04-22 18:23:00

Paul Kevin Curtis dreamed of conspiracy and was convinced that the government was spying on him -- which it had been, at least a little, since 2007, in the sense that officials occasionally investigated him on suspicions that his anti-government ramblings...

Ricin suspect believed he was in 'secret war'

2013-04-18 20:21:00

WASHINGTON — In the early-morning hours before he was arrested on suspicion of sending a poison-laced letter to the president of the United States, Paul Kevin Curtis was typing messages on his Facebook profile. Over the previous few days, the 45-...

Ricin suspect hired by senator as Elvis impersonator

2013-04-18 10:55:00

WASHINGTON -- A U.S. senator who was the intended recipient of a letter apparently laced with ricin said he had hired the suspected sender, an Elvis impersonator, to play at a wedding a decade ago. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a quiet two-term senator...

Mississippi man arrested in ricin mailings

2013-04-17 18:08:00

WASHINGTON -- A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama, a U.S. senator and another official, authorities said.� The FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service said Paul Kevin Curtis was taken into...

FBI: No signs ricin letters connected to Boston attack

2013-04-17 10:49:00

WASHINGTON – Investigators say there are no signs of a link between the Boston Marathon bombings and potentially poisonous letters sent to the President Obama and a U.S. senator. An FBI statement issued Wednesday said the investigation into the...

Letter sent to Obama tested positive for ricin, official says

2013-04-17 08:49:00

WASHINGTON -- An envelope addressed to President Obama and intercepted at a mail processing facility has tested positive for the poison ricin, a law enforcement official said Wednesday. Officials are conducting additional tests to confirm the result,...

WASHINGTON, DC 12/04/12 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) speaks at a press conference after the Senate voted to pass the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, as Sen. Joseph Lieberman, (I-CT), Sen. Ben Cardin, (D-MD), Sen. Roger Wicker, (R-MS), and Sen.

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