Mississippi Business Journal » mail http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Sun, 19 May 2013 19:38:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ricin-laced letters case going to grand jury http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 21:48:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74150 OXFORD — A dust mask that tested positive for ricin also contained DNA from a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Obama and others, an FBI agent testified today. The testimony came during a preliminary hearing for James Everett Dutschke, 41, who was arrested Saturday at his home in Tupelo and charged [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury/feed/ 0 Suspect in ricin-laced letters to be in court for detention hearing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-to-be-in-court-for-detonation-hearing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-to-be-in-court-for-detonation-hearing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-to-be-in-court-for-detonation-hearing/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:58:12 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74133 TUPELO — The first time James Everett Dutshcke’s name came up in court regarding ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others, he wasn’t the man charged in the case. And it was a defense lawyer for the first man to fall under suspicion, not the government, pointing the finger at Dutschke. That was [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-to-be-in-court-for-detonation-hearing/feed/ 1 Items from suspect’s karate studio test positive for ricin http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/01/items-from-suspects-karate-studio-test-positive-for-ricin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=items-from-suspects-karate-studio-test-positive-for-ricin http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/01/items-from-suspects-karate-studio-test-positive-for-ricin/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 12:22:13 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74085 TUPELO — When poison-laced letters were sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials, it didn’t take long to track down a suspect based on a phrase in one of the letters often used by a 45-year-old Elvis impersonator named Kevin Curtis: “I am KC and I approve this message.” Curtis was soon arrested [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/01/items-from-suspects-karate-studio-test-positive-for-ricin/feed/ 0 House ‘uninhabitable’ after search in ricin-laced letter case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/house-uninhabitable-after-search-in-ricin-laced-letter-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-uninhabitable-after-search-in-ricin-laced-letter-case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/house-uninhabitable-after-search-in-ricin-laced-letter-case/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:02:12 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74044 CORINTH — Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office about repairing or replacing the man’s house after an intensive search left it uninhabitable. Christi McCoy, an attorney for Kevin Curtis, a 45-year-old [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/house-uninhabitable-after-search-in-ricin-laced-letter-case/feed/ 0 Man accused of sending ricin-laced letters makes brief court appearance http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-makes-brief-court-appearance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-makes-brief-court-appearance http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-makes-brief-court-appearance/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:16:35 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74002 TUPELO — A Mississippi man appeared briefly in court today on a charge that he made a deadly poison that was sent in letters to President Barack Obama, a senator and a judge. James Everett Dutschke was brought to federal court in Oxford wearing an orange jumpsuit with his hands shackled. The 41-year-old suspect said [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-makes-brief-court-appearance/feed/ 0 Man accused of sending ricin-laced letters due in court http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-due-in-court/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-due-in-court http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-due-in-court/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:32:37 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73989 TUPELO — A Mississippi man who describes himself as a patriot with no grudges against anyone was expected to appear in court today on charges of making and possessing ricin, part of the investigation into poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others. The arrest of 41-year-old James Everett Dutschke early Saturday capped a [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-due-in-court/feed/ 0 Man investigated in ricin letters case goes into hiding http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/man-investigated-in-ricin-letters-case-goes-into-hiding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-investigated-in-ricin-letters-case-goes-into-hiding http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/man-investigated-in-ricin-letters-case-goes-into-hiding/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:41:33 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73856 TUPELO — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has dropped out of sight in order to escape the news media spotlight, but is cooperating with authorities, a friend and his attorney said. Everett Dutschke, 45, had his home [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/man-investigated-in-ricin-letters-case-goes-into-hiding/feed/ 0 Second Mississippian implicated in ricin-laced letters scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/24/second-mississippian-implicated-in-ricin-laced-letters-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=second-mississippian-implicated-in-ricin-laced-letters-scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/24/second-mississippian-implicated-in-ricin-laced-letters-scheme/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:57:29 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73796 TUPELO — Law enforcement officials searched the home of a second Mississippi man implicated in the mailing of ricin-laced letters to the president and a U.S. senator after charges were dropped without explanation against the man arrested in the case last week. Everett Dutschke, whose Tupelo home was searched yesterday by dozens of officials, some [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/24/second-mississippian-implicated-in-ricin-laced-letters-scheme/feed/ 0 Trial to continue of man accused of mailing ricin http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/trial-to-continue-of-man-accused-of-mailing-ricin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trial-to-continue-of-man-accused-of-mailing-ricin http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/trial-to-continue-of-man-accused-of-mailing-ricin/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:39:19 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73761 OXFORD — More discussion was likely today of the mental state of the Mississippi man accused of mailing poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge. Christi McCoy, defense attorney for Paul Kevin Curtis, said yesterday she expects testimony from David Daniels, a Tupelo attorney who says Curtis threatened him [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/trial-to-continue-of-man-accused-of-mailing-ricin/feed/ 0 Hearing of man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to continue http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/hearing-of-man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-to-continue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hearing-of-man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-to-continue http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/hearing-of-man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-to-continue/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:02:00 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73710 OXFORD — The man charged with mailing ricin-laced letters to the president and a senator was expected back in court today, and the hearing could reveal what evidence authorities have collected from searches of his home and vehicle. Through his lawyer, Paul Kevin Curtis has denied any involvement in the letters sent to President Barack [...]

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