The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has dropped the charges against a man for allegedly sending a poison-laced letter to US President Barack Obama and a Senator.
The FBI decision, which surprised many, came a day after the investigating agency told a local court that they could not find ricin — the poisonous substance — from the house or the vehicle of Paul Kevin Curits, who was arrested last week on charges of sending letters to Obama which had ricin.
The FBI is now looking at another suspect, authorities had said yesterday.
The letter sent to Obama from Curtis was mailed between April 8 and April 17. Attorney for Curtis said he was being framed.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that he wasn’t aware if the President has been briefed on Curtis’s release.