Liam MacLeod, Threatening Letters and White Powder, Massachusetts 2017
A Beverly man, Liam MacLeod, 47, pleaded guilty to sending nine threatening letters and white powder to the online dating website OkCupid.com in 2017.
The threatening letters and white powder were sent to OkCupid's corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas between September and December 2017.
MacLeod was charged with two counts of mailing threatening communications and two counts of conveying false information and hoaxes.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patti B. Saris scheduled sentencing for September 18, 2019.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI Boston's Joint Terrorism Task Force, with assistance from the Beverly Police Department. OkCupid and its parent company has been fully cooperative with the investigation.
The charge of false information and hoaxes provides for a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, one year of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.
The charge of mailing threatening communications provides for a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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