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Texas actress Shannon Guess Richardson has been indicted and charged in the mailing of ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a U.S. Attorney's office in Texas said today.

The three-count indictment accuses Richardson of mailing three threatening letters around May 20 to Obama, Bloomberg, and Mark Glaze -- director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Richardson, 35, initially told the FBI that her estranged husband, Nathaniel, sent the ricin-laced letters, but a polygraph exam found her to be "Deceptive" On the matter, court papers said.

Richardson has had minor roles in TV series, including "The Walking Dead" And "The Vampire Diaries." Ref. CNN

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Shannon Guess Richardson pleaded guilty to sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama and New York Mayor Bloomberg. Prosecutors say that before her arrest in June, Richardson tried to frame her now-estranged husband for mailing the letters. Ricin can cause respiratory failure if inhaled. Ref. USAToday

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Ricin detected in mail sent to Pentagon

Two pieces of mail delivered to the Pentagon mail facility on Monday have initially tested positive for ricin, according to a US defense official.

The two suspicious envelopes were addressed to Secretary of Defense James Mattis and to Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral John Richardson, the official told CNN.

The mail facility is in a separate building on the grounds of the Pentagon and the piece of mail which tested positive never entered the Pentagon building. Ref. CNN.