Illinois Man Charged After White-Powder Letters Sent to Members of Congress
An Illinois man, Matthew Ungelsbee, has been charged with mailing threatening communications and perpetrating a hoax by sending envelopes containing a white powder to members of Congress. The letters were postmarked in Springfield, Illinois, and sent to elected officials in…
Biloxi Gulfport, MS, October 26, 2026 —
Matthew Ungelsbee, an Illinois man, has been charged with mailing threatening communications and perpetrating a hoax after envelopes containing a white powder were sent to members of Congress, according to the information available about the case.
The letters were postmarked in Springfield, Illinois, and sent to elected officials in Chicago. Testing confirmed the powder was not dangerous. The available information does not say when the letters were mailed or received, how many envelopes were sent, or which officials received them.
The charges concern the threatening communications and the hoax. A charge is an allegation, and the information provided does not state the status or outcome of any court proceedings. It also does not identify the agency that filed the charges, provide details about the allegations beyond the charge descriptions, or say whether Ungelsbee has entered a plea.
No further details were provided about how the envelopes were discovered, what prompted testing, or when the powder was determined to be harmless. The available information also does not describe any response by the recipients or public officials.
The confirmed test result establishes that the white powder was not dangerous. No additional information was provided about its composition. Further case details, including dates, the precise number of letters, and the next steps in the legal process, were not included in the information available for this report.
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