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FBI, Postal Inspectors Investigate Powdery Substance Sent to Kentucky Elections Office

The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating an envelope delivered to the Kentucky State Board of Elections office in Frankfort. It contained a letter and a white, powdery substance.

FBI, Postal Inspectors Investigate Powdery Substance Sent to Kentucky Elections Office

The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating after an envelope containing a letter and a “white, powdery substance” was delivered to the Kentucky State Board of Elections office in Frankfort, the agencies said Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.

The investigation concerns the envelope sent to the state elections office. No further details about the substance or the letter were provided.

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