FBI Recovers Suspicious Package Sent To Democrat Donor In California - Statement

FBI Recovers Suspicious Package Sent to Democrat Donor in California - Statement

US authorities have recovered a suspicious package sent to a Democrat donor in California that looks similar to the pipe bomb parcels sent to former and current officials, the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed in a statement on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd November, 2018) US authorities have recovered a suspicious package sent to a Democrat donor in California that looks similar to the pipe bomb parcels sent to former and current officials, the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed in a statement on Friday.

"The FBI has confirmed a package was recovered last night in California, similar in appearance to the others, addressed to Tom Steyer," the FBI said via Twitter.

Steyer, a billionaire hedge-fund manager and philanthropist, has raised money for several prominent Democratic campaigns, including those of former President Barack Obama and presidential candidates John Kerry and Hillary Clinton.

Last week, US authorities discovered that packages containing suspected explosives were sent to prominent Democrats, including Obama, Clinton, former Vice President Joe Biden and US Congresswomen Deborah Wasserman Schultz and Maxine Walters.

The 56-year-old suspect, Cesar Sayoc of the US state of Florida, has been charged with five federal crimes, including interstate transportation of an explosive, illegal mailing of explosives and threats against former presidents and other individuals.