Wellington Man Charged with Mailing White Powdery Substance
| U.S. Attorney’s Office August 26, 2011 |
Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that a one-count information was filed charging Bruce Massey, age 59, of Wellington, Ohio, with false information and hoaxes.
The information alleges that on or about December 27, 2010, Massey mailed an envelope containing a white powdery substance to the offices of Allied Marketing Group in Dallas, Texas, and intended to mislead and give the impression that the white powdery substance was a biological agent or toxin.
If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the court after review of factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violation. In all cases, the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew B. Kall, following investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
An information is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.