Beverly man charged with sending 'white powder' letters reaches plea agreement

BOSTON — A Beverly man charged with sending threatening letters containing a suspicious white powder has agreed to plead guilty.

Daniel Frisiello, 25, reached a plea agreement on Friday to 13 counts of mailing a threat to injure the person of another and six counts of false information and hoaxes.

Frisiello was arrested on March 1, 2018, and charged with five counts of mailing a threat to injure and five counts of false information and hoaxes. He has since been in home detention under certain restrictions.

Authorities initially connected Frisiello to mailing an envelope containing suspicious white powder and a note saying the power was dangerous or intended to cause harm to five people across the country, including the wife of Donald Trump, Jr.

Police found commonalities between the different envelopes, including a Boston postmark. The investigation revealed one of the victims also received a "glitter bomb," or an envelope filled with glitter which is intended to spill over the recipient and make it harder to clean up.

Financial records eventually traced back to Frisiello, who had ordered and paid for the glitter bomb to be delivered to the victim. Agents also found in Frisiello's trash remnants of what appeared to be cut-out messages he sent to some victims.

Frisiello sent the white powder letter to the members of the Trump family back in 2016 during the presidential campaign. Additional evidence showed he had also sent other threatening letters in 2015, including two to a Massachusetts company that had recently terminated one of his family members and five letters in 2016 and 2017 to members of law enforcement in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

Frisiello could face anywhere between five to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

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