The man accused of sending Donald Trump Jr. a threatening letter laced with a suspicious white powder is set to plead guilty to 19 charges, according to federal prosecutors.
Daniel Frisiello, a 25-year-old Massachusetts childcare worker, agreed Friday to plead guilty to 13 counts of mailing a threat to injure someone and six counts of spreading false information and hoaxes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Massachusetts announced in a statement.
Frisiello mailed six menacing letters to prominent people, including members of the first family, and another seven to law enforcement officials, the statement added.
Vanessa Trump was hospitalized in February after opening a letter addressed to her husband Donald Trump Jr. because it was not known whether a white powdery substance found inside the envelope was dangerous. Although Vanessa Trump told emergency responders she felt nauseous, the powder was later analyzed and deemed to be nontoxic.
Frisiello’s agreement to plead guilty comes after he was arrested in March and detained in his home following a joint investigation by the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Postal Service, and local police.
Frisiello faces up to five years in prison for each of the six threatening letters sent to high-profile figures. Sending a menacing letter to a federal law enforcement official, however, attracts a higher penalty of up to 10 years in prison.
