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"<p>\n\tA man from Livingston, Illinois, was recently indicted for mailing a family in his hometown an envelope filled with a granular powder.<br />\n\t<br />\n\tGary James Smith was indicted in East Saint Louis, Illinois, by a federal grand jury. He was charged with mailing a threatening communication and making a false threat, according to TheTelegraph.com.<br />\n\t<br />\n\tAccording to court documents, Smith sent the family a letter that contained the phrases, &ldquo;Your hands are on fire,&rdquo; &ldquo;You have a decease (sic)&rdquo; and &ldquo;Go to the hospital now.&rdquo;<br />\n\t<br />\n\tThe indictment did not contain a motive behind the alleged crime, nor did it explain any kind of connection Smith had with the family in question.<br />\n\t<br />\n\tThe trial has been set for May 10 in U.S. District Court in East Saint Louis. The alleged violations took place on June 19, 2010.<br />\n\t<br />\n\tIf convicted of the crime of mailing a threatening communication, Smith could face a prison term of up to 10 years, a $250,000 fine and a term of supervised release for up to three years, TheTelegraph.com reports.<br />\n\t<br />\n\tIf convicted of making a false threat, Smith faces imprisonment for up to five years, a $250,000 fine and supervised release for up to three years.<br />\n\t<br />\n\tU.S. Attorney Stephen R. Wiggington told TheTelegraph.com that the case was handled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspector and the Illinois State Police.</p>\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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