explosive devices

South Florida Man Who Mailed Homemade Pipe Bombs Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

Caitie Muñoz

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff sentenced South Florida man Cesar Sayoc to 20 years in prison for making and sending 16 pipe bombs to political targets…

A member of the Volusia County Sheriff's Office holds an electrical switch device, part of the "bomb-making paraphernalia" recovered from a home in Lake Helen, Fla., where the explosive TATP was also found.

Florida Man Made 'Highly Volatile' Explosive That's Popular With ISIS, Police Say

Bill Chappell

"The white crystal powder has been referred to as 'Mother of Satan' by terrorist organizations," the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said of the explosive TATP.

Pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc, who raised his arm to swear to the truth of his statement on Tuesday in New York, received a 30-count indictment on Friday.

Man Suspected Of Mailing Pipe Bombs Is Indicted And Faces Life In Prison

Sasha Ingber

A 30-count indictment was handed up in Manhattan federal court on Friday for Cesar Sayoc, the Florida man who is accused of sending pipe bombs by mail to prominent Trump critics.

A judge in New York on Tuesday ordered Cesar Sayoc held on mail-bomb charges. He is seen in an undated booking photo.

Judge Orders Pipe Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc Held Without Bail

Vanessa Romo

Prosecutors said Sayoc posed "a serious risk of danger to the public" and described him as "a flight risk." His lawyer made no objection to the decision. Sayoc could face up to 48 years in jail.

Cesar Sayoc, accused of mailing explosive devices to a number of prominent Trump critics, reportedly had a list of potential targets, including an editor at <em>The New York Times</em>.

Mail Bomb Suspect Reportedly Had List Of More Than 100 Potential Targets

Emily Sullivan

Cesar Sayoc, accused of mailing explosive devices to a number of prominent Trump critics, reportedly had a list of potential targets including an editor at The New York Times.

Mail Bomb Suspect Sayoc Makes First Federal Court Appearance In Miami

Cesar Sayoc, a strident supporter of President Donald Trump charged with directing a mail-bomb campaign in South Florida against prominent Democrats, will…

'Another Suspicious Package' To CNN Is Intercepted In Atlanta

Bill Chappell

The announcement comes as bomb suspect Cesar Altieri Sayoc is due to appear in court on Monday, accused of sending packages to CNN and others last week.

Feds Widen Search For Others Who May Have Helped The South Florida Mail-Bomb Suspect

The quick arrest of a homeless man living in his van on charges of sending more than a dozen mail bombs to notable Democrats around the country may have…

A van belonging to Cesar Sayoc covered in blue tarp was towed by FBI investigators to FBI Miramar Headquarters. The suspect was arrested in connection to the string of pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats across the country.

Fingerprints, DNA And Social Media Posts Helped FBI Identify Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc

Gabriela Saldivia

Vitriolic tweets and pro-Trump social media posts add context to the background of Cesar Altieri Sayoc, the man in connection with the homemade pipe bombs sent to top Democrats and liberal donors.

Suspected Mail Bomber Tweeted About Gillum, Sent Bombs To His Backers

If his Twitter accounts and alleged targets are any indication, Cesar Sayoc was obsessed with Andrew Gillum.Sayoc, the man identified by law enforcement…

A car enters the United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Postal Inspectors See Suspicious Package Cases Drop In Recent Years

Sean McMinn

Most recent data shows the law enforcement arm of U.S. Postal Service opened 19 cases related to suspicious items or substances. That's decline from four years earlier when they probed more than 200.

WATCH: Department Of Justice Gives Updates On Investigation Of Suspicious Packages

NPR News

The Justice Department is holding a press conference about the wave of suspicious packages that have been sent to political enemies of President Trump…