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    Florida man charged with five federal crimes in connection with suspicious packages

    by Noah Bierman, Richard Winton and Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times Oct 26, 2018 5 minutes

    Federal authorities on Friday charged a Florida man with five federal crimes in connection with the spate of suspicious, potentially explosive devices sent to prominent critics of President Donald Trump in recent days.

    The man, Cesar Sayoc Jr., 56, was taken into custody by an FBI SWAT team near State Road 7 in Plantation, Fla., about 40 miles north of Miami. Local television stations showed images of a white van near an AutoZone store being covered with a blue plastic tarp and towed away by law enforcement.

    Sayoc is charged with crimes including interstate transportation of an explosive and threatening a former president. He could face a maximum sentence of up to 58 years in prison, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said at a news conference announcing the charges.

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