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• Quebec woman sentenced to 22 years for sending poison-laced letter to Trump

  The French-born Pascale Ferrier pleaded guilty to a total of nine biological weapons charges, each of which carries a potential maximum sentence of life in prison.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2023
  
• Poison pen: Quebec woman pleads guilty to sending Trump, others ricin-laced letters

  A Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump has pleaded guilty and agreed to a prison sentence of nearly 22 years.

  Crime

  Jan 25, 2023
  
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• Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to Donald Trump likely to accept plea offer: lawyer

  Pascale Ferrier, 55, is alleged to have mailed in September 2020 an envelope containing the poison ricin to the White House and faces four federal charges in the U.S. capital.

  Crime

  Nov 10, 2022
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• U.S. seeks approval of plea deal for Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to Donald Trump

  Pascale Ferrier, who is detained in a Washington D.C.-area jail, is accused of mailing envelopes in 2020 containing the poison ricin to the White House.

  Crime

  Aug 26, 2022
• Plea deal offered to Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to Donald Trump

  Federal prosecutor Michael Friedman said during a brief court appearance Wednesday that Pascale Ferrier will have until the end of June to decide whether to accept the offer.

  Crime

  Apr 27, 2022
• Plea deal in the works for Quebec woman accused of sending Donald Trump poison

  Pascale Ferrier has been charged with threatening to kill and injure the U.S. president, sending threats through the mail and violating biological weapons prohibitions.

  Crime

  Sep 9, 2021
• Canadian woman accused of mailing ricin letter to Trump pleads not guilty to new charges 

  Pascale Ferrier faces additional charges of sending threats through the mail and violating biological weapons prohibitions. She pleaded not guilty in a Washington, D.C., court.

  Crime

  Apr 26, 2021
• Quebec woman accused of sending ricin letter to Trump too dangerous for release, prosecutors argue

  Prosecutors allege Pascale Ferrier sent ricin-tainted letters to U.S. officials as part of a revenge campaign.

  Crime

  Nov 2, 2020
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• Canadian woman accused of sending Trump ricin letter pleads not guilty

  District Court Judge Kenneth Schroeder Jr. says Pascale Ferrier was clearly capable of causing harm when she tried to cross the Canada-U. S. border last week.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2020
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• Quebec woman accused of sending ricin to Trump was RV-loving web developer

  Six of the letters linked to Pascale Ferrier were sent to facilities in Texas linked to her arrest in 2019, raising the possibility she was score-settling.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2020