Man at center of Vegas ricin case arrested, charged ... Apr 17, 2008
Man at center of Las Vegas ricin case arrested, charged ... Man at center of Las Vegas ricin case arrested, charged ... LAS VEGAS (AP) - An unemployed graphic designer who authorities believe was nearly killed by ricin was arrested Wednesday on federal charges that he possessed the deadly toxin as part of an "exotic idea," never carried out, to poison his enemies. (The Drudge Report)
Former La Mesa Man Charged In Ricin Scare Apr 17, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- A one-time La Mesa man authorities believe was nearly killed by ricin was arrested and charged Wednesday on federal charges of possessing the deadly toxin ... Court documents allege Bergendorff first produced ricin while living in San Diego, and obtained castor beans by mail in June 2002 while he lived in Reno ... Prosecutors allege he made the ricin found in Las Vegas while living in Reno and in the basement of his cousin's house in Riverton, Utah. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Man Accused Of Cover-Up In Ricin Probe Apr 3, 2008
Cousin Of Man Apparently Sickened By Deadly Toxin Ricin Accused Of Cover-Up ... Text Size: (AP) A federal grand jury has indicted the cousin of a man who was apparently poisoned by the deadly toxin ricin ... U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman says Tholen knew ricin had been illegally produced but did not report it to authorities and lied to cover up his concealment. (CBS News -- US)
Ricin Case Leads To Charges For Utah Man Apr 3, 2008
Utah Man Charged In Las Vegas Ricin Case - Houston News Story - KPRC Houston ... Utah Man Charged In Las Vegas Ricin Case ... Cousin Of Man Poisoned By Ricin Indicted. (Click2Houston, TX)
Zito blog comments Apr 1, 2008
Is it also important to realize that a terrorist could disperse ricin at the park via the home run water spouts on the promenade ... Ricin in the water spouts. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Universal Detection Technology Receives First Purchase Order for Bioterrorism Detection Devices from China Mar 20, 2008
The latest ricin incident in Las Vegas illustrates how a terrorist equipped with just an anarchist handbook and castor beans made one of the deadliest poisons known to man with the intent to cause harm. UDTT is a supplier of counter terrorism services and technologies to private and government organizations. (Primezone Releases)
Latest Local News Mar 20, 2008
SAN DIEGO, 9:12 a.m. March 17 (AP) : A former La Mesa resident who has been hospitalized since Valentine's Day with respiratory ailments and failing kidneys told his brother he believes he was contaminated by the deadly ricin poison found in his Las Vegas motel room. SAN DIEGO, 6:35 a.m. March 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE) : Two people were shot late Sunday night in Linda Vista in what investigators are treating as a gang-related crime. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Vegas Man Says Toxic Ricin Made Him Sick Mar 18, 2008
The deadly toxin ricin was found at the hotel in February. Authorities suspect Roger Bergendorff was exposed to ricin, which is deadly even in minuscule amounts ... Bergendorff was hospitalized for two weeks before the ricin was discovered in the motel room. (CBS News)
East County Native Tells Brother Ricin Made Him Sick Mar 18, 2008
SAN DIEGO -- An East County native who has been hospitalized since Valentine's Day told his brother Sunday he believes he was contaminated by the deadly ricin poison found in his Las Vegas motel room ... His younger brother, Erich, told The Associated Press that they spoke briefly on the telephone Sunday for the first time since the ricin incident, and said Roger claimed he had never had any intention of endangering anyone with the toxin ... "He himself is under the impression he was... (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Man: Ricin Belonged to His Brother Mar 18, 2008
(SAN DIEGO) The man at the center of a ricin scare at a Las Vegas motel says he never had any intention of hurting anyone with the deadly biological agent, his brother told The Associated Press ... Roger Bergendorff, who finally regained consciousness last week after almost a month of hospitalization, possessed the ricin powder found in his motel room in February and believes he was contaminated by it, said Erich Bergendorff, who talked to his brother on the phone Sunday ... He said his brother... (Time.com)
No bond for teen charged in slayings Mar 15, 2008
Nevada Guest sickened in ricin case wakes up LAS VEGAS - A man who may have been exposed to toxic ricin in his motel room a month ago has regained consciousness and was being questioned by investigators, authorities said yesterday ... Several vials of ricin powder were found in his room two weeks later. (Boston Globe)
Man in ricin case out of coma Mar 15, 2008
The mystery surrounding a man hospitalized after possible exposure to the deadly chemical ricin may now be solved after he regained consciousness and spoke for the first time yesterday to authorities. Roger Bergendorff, 57, was lying comatose in a Las Vegas hospital when police discovered Feb. 28 several vials of ricin powder in his motel room ... The ricin discovery raised alarms about the possibility of a terrorist threat, but a Nevada homeland security official reiterated yesterday that no... (Washington Times)
How Deadly Food Poisoning And Bioterrorism Toxins Can Be Tamed Mar 9, 2008
Biotechnology researchers at Rutgers University have discovered that ricin, extracted from abundant castor beans, kills cells by a previously unrecognized activity that appears to work in concert with its ability to damage protein synthesis ... Ricin toxin is feared as a bioterror agent because it can be easily purified from the waste of castor oil production and there are no known antidotes ... Those who survive severe ricin poisoning may still have permanent or long-lasting organ damage. (Science Daily)
Presence of ricin in motel room remains a mystery (18) Mar 9, 2008
The World Link: Presence of ricin in motel room remains a mystery. Presence of ricin in motel room remains a mystery ... FBI agents searched the house and two storage units linked to a man whose hospitalization led to the discovery of deadly ricin in a motel room he had occupied near the Las Vegas Strip. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Man in Ricin Probe Described as Loner Mar 7, 2008
Friends, Family Describe Man in Las Vegas Ricin Probe as Loner ... LAS VEGAS If only Roger Bergendorff could say why vials of deadly ricin, guns and a copy of the "The Anarchist Cookbook" were found in his Las Vegas motel room ... Authorities suspect Bergendorff was exposed to ricin, which is deadly even in minuscule amounts. (Fox News)
Las Vegas ricin suspect lived by Kewanee ‘snowbirds’ Mar 6, 2008
Las Vegas ricin suspect lived by Kewanee snowbirds ... That was until last week when a man who had lived next door to them until a few weeks ago made national news when the deadly toxin ricin was found in his apartment ... Roger Von Bergendorff, 57, has been at Spring Valley Hospital in Las Vegas since Feb. 14 unconscious, according to police and the FBI. Authorities believe they recovered all the ricin in several vials found last week from the motel near the Las Vegas strip where Bergendorff... (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Authorities probing powder found in Las Vegas hotel room Mar 5, 2008
The report comes after officials found the toxin ricin at a Vegas motel last week. Authorities searched the Excalibur last Friday in connection with the investigation, but no ricin was found. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Vegas authorities investigate suspicious substance Mar 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A suspicious substance reported at a Las Vegas hotel and casino on Tuesday was found to be harmless, authorities said, just days after a man was hospitalized in the resort city for suspected ricin poisoning ... The FBI has been investigating the mysterious circumstances surrounding the illness of a man who was in critical condition at a Las Vegas hospital with suspected ricin poisoning. (Reuters)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE NEWS BUDGET Mar 5, 2008
RICINPROBE (Bergreen s, Salt Lake Tribune) -- SALT LAKE CITY: Friends say Roger Von Bergendorff, a graphic designer, artist and animal lover, wasn't the type to have a lethal poison or use it. But Von Bergendorff is fighting for his life after being exposed to the deadly toxin ricin in a Las Vegas motel room, and investigators have few clues in searching for a reason ... TOXINVACCINES (LaPlante, Salt Lake Tribune) -- Deadly substances like anthrax and ricin cause public alarm. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Former neighbors describe man possibly sickened by ricin in Las Vegas as introvert Mar 4, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY A hospitalized man who may have been sickened by the deadly toxin ricin was described by former neighbors on Monday as an introvert who often moved around and who loved animals ... Authorities believe they recovered all the ricin in several vials found last week from the motel near the Las Vegas strip where Bergendorff had stayed ... The book was tabbed at a spot containing information about ricin. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
FBI Agents Search Utah Home in Ricin Case Mar 4, 2008
FBI Agents Finish Search at Utah Home in Ricin Case ... Hazmat teams decontaminate the scene of a toxic ricin discovery in a Las Vegas motel room ... RIVERTON, Utah FBI agents wearing protective suits searched Sunday for the deadly poison ricin at a suburban home where a man possibly sickened by the deadly poison had once lived. (Fox News)
Man in ricin investigation a loner Mar 4, 2008
This undated picture provided by the FBI shows a vial the agency says contains ricin ... The man at the center of a ricin investigation appears to be a drifter with financial troubles who wore out his welcome in Utah before moving on to Las Vegas, where he has been unconscious in a hospital for weeks ... Roger Von Bergendorff, 57, summoned an ambulance from his motel room near the Las Vegas Strip on Feb. 14, and authorities said ricin - so deadly even in minuscule amounts that its only legal use... (Anchorage Daily News)
* FBI searches Utah home for ricin Mar 4, 2008
FBI searches Utah home for ricin ... FBI agents wearing protective suits searched for the deadly poison ricin at a suburban home where a man possibly sickened by the deadly poison had once lived ... Authorities believed they had found all of the ricin in several vials recovered last Thursday from a Las Vegas motel where Roger Von Bergendorff had been staying, but they wanted to also check the home in Riverton, outside Salt Lake City. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Search Ends At Home Linked To Ricin Scare Mar 4, 2008
The FBI isn't saying whether agents found anything related to the ricin scare in Las Vegas. Authorities believe they've found all of the ricin in several vials recovered Thursday from a Las Vegas motel where Roger Von Bergendorff had been staying, but they wanted to also check the home in Riverton, outside Salt Lake City ... Von Bergendorff had been staying in the motel room where the ricin was found and has been hospitalized since Feb. 14. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
East County Native At Center Of Ricin Scare Mar 4, 2008
-- The comatose man at the center of the FBI's investigation into a Las Vegas ricin scare has ties to La Mesa, NBC 7/39 reported ... On Thursday, police said they found several vials of ricin in his motel room, as well as guns ... Von Bergendorff had been staying in the motel room where the ricin was found and has been hospitalized since Feb. 14. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Sites of ricin search declared safe Mar 4, 2008
RIVERTON, Utah (CNN) -- Four Utah locations searched for ricin are safe, according to an FBI agent involved in the investigation of a man who may have been exposed to the deadly poison ... Tholen, his wife and daughter tested negative for ricin, said Fuhrman ... Police were not aware of the role ricin played in Bergendorff's illness until Thursday, when a second man -- who identified himself as a relative of the victim -- went to the Extended Stay America hotel room to pick up his items and... (CNN -- US)
FBI agents search Utah house for ricin Mar 4, 2008
(03-03) 04:00 PST Riverton, Utah -- FBI agents wearing protective suits searched Sunday for the deadly poison ricin at two storage units and at a suburban home where a man possibly sickened by the deadly poison had once lived. Authorities believed they had found all of the ricin in several vials recovered Thursday from a Las Vegas motel where Roger Von Bergendorff had been staying, but they wanted to also check the home in Riverton, outside Salt Lake City ... Von Bergendorff, 57, had been... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Universal Detection Technology Receives Order for Ricin Detection Kits Mar 4, 2008
LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Universal Detection Technology () (OTC BB: - ) (Frankfurt: - ), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, announced today that it has received orders for its ricin detection kits after the recent ricin incident in Las Vegas. Last week police in Las Vegas said a man is in critical condition after being... (Primezone Releases)
'No indication of terrorism' Mar 3, 2008
Two weeks after man seriously sickened, Vegas police find ricin in his hotel room ... LAS VEGAS (AP) ' Authorities on Friday confirmed that the deadly toxin ricin was found in a motel room most recently occupied by a man who has been in critical condition with breathing problems at a hospital for more than two weeks ... But what the ricin was doing there remained a mystery. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Ready or Not: Navy Prepares to Aim and Fire at Rogue Satellite Mar 3, 2008
What was a container of ricin, one of the most deadly known natural poisons, doing in a motel room. About The Lede. (Yahoo News -- Astronomy and Space)
Toxic ricin case extends from Las Vegas to Utah Mar 3, 2008
As little as 500 micrograms of ricin could be enough to kill an adult depending on type of exposure. A 500-microgram dose of ricin would be about the size of the head of a pin ... By Alan Levin, USA TODAY FBI agents wearing protective suits Sunday searched the Utah house where a man linked to the discovery of deadly ricin poison in a Las Vegas motel room once lived. (USA Today)
Sick Man In Ricin Case Is Identified Mar 2, 2008
Hazardous materials team at the Las Vegas motel where the ricin was discovered ... Ricin Discovered In Las Vegas ... Federal and local authorities are attempting to unravel a potentially deadly mystery in Nevada, after the poison ricin was discovered in a Las Vegas hotel room. (CBS News)
Man 'holding his own' after exposure to ricin Mar 2, 2008
LAS VEGAS - A motel patron hospitalized after possible exposure to the toxin ricin is "holding his own" in intensive care, his cousin said yesterday as investigators puzzled over why the strictly controlled poison was in the man's room. Thomas Tholen told the Associated Press that he didn't immediately want to say more about Roger Von Bergendorff or the discovery Thursday of several vials of ricin at his extended-stay motel room ... Police, the FBI, and Homeland Security officials were trying to... (Boston Globe)
'No indication of terrorism' Mar 2, 2008
Two weeks after man seriously sickened, Vegas police find ricin in his hotel room ... LAS VEGAS (AP) ' Authorities on Friday confirmed that the deadly toxin ricin was found in a motel room most recently occupied by a man who has been in critical condition with breathing problems at a hospital for more than two weeks ... But what the ricin was doing there remained a mystery. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Police trying to figure out Las Vegas motel toxin mystery Mar 2, 2008
Adding to the mystery, police said firearms and an "anarchist type textbook" were found in the same room where the ricin was discovered two days later ... After authorities seized the book and weapons, tests for ricin were conducted but came back negative, Lombardo said ... But it remained unknown why and how the ricin was taken to the room. (Xinhua)
No threat of contamination in US ricin case--report Mar 2, 2008
WASHINGTON--Authorities in Las Vegas said there was no threat of terrorism or widespread contamination after the deadly poison ricin was found in a hotel room, US media reported on Saturday ... "We don't currently have any terrorist threat at this time or possibility of contamination (due) to ricin." ... Police confirmed that guns and an anarchist book with information about ricin were also found in the Extended Stay America hotel and said the circumstances of the poisoning remained unclear. (Inquirer.net)
* World News Quick Take Mar 2, 2008
Ricin found in ill man's room. A man was hospitalized in critical condition after staying in a Las Vegas hotel where the deadly poison ricin was found, police said on Friday ... The possible ricin link was not discovered until later, when a person who came to collect his belongings found vials of white powder on Thursday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Man in ricin case 'holding his own' Mar 2, 2008
Man in ricin case 'holding his own ... Man in ricin case 'holding his own ... LAS VEGAS - A motel patron hospitalized after possible exposure to the toxin ricin is "holding his own" in intensive care, his cousin said Saturday as investigators puzzled over why the strictly controlled poison was in the man's room. (AZCentral -- News)
Man Critical After Ricin Find In Las Vegas Mar 2, 2008
Hazardous materials team at the Las Vegas motel where the ricin was discovered ... Ricin Discovered In Las Vegas ... Federal and local authorities are attempting to unravel a potentially deadly mystery in Nevada, after the poison ricin was discovered in a Las Vegas hotel room. (CBS News -- US)
Hotel guest hospitalized; deadly ricin, guns found in room Mar 2, 2008
Article:Hotel guest hospitalized; deadly ricin, guns found in r:/c/a/2008/02/29/MNJBVBNQ6. DTL Article:Hotel guest hospitalized; deadly ricin, guns found in r:/c/a/2008/02/29/MNJBVBNQ6 ... Firearms and an "anarchist type textbook" were found in the same motel room where several vials of the deadly toxin ricin were discovered, police said Friday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
AP: Cousin IDs man in ricin case Mar 2, 2008
AP: Cousin identifies man in ricin case - USATODAY.com ... As little as 500 micrograms of ricin could be enough to kill an adult depending on type of exposure ... A 500-microgram dose of ricin would be about the size of the head of a pin. (USA Today)
Cousin Identifies Man in Ricin Case Mar 2, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- A motel patron hospitalized after possible exposure to the toxin ricin is "holding his own" in intensive care, his cousin said Saturday as investigators puzzled over why the strictly controlled poison was in the man's room. Thomas Tholen told The Associated Press he didn't immediately want to say more about Roger Von Bergendorff or the discovery Thursday of several vials of ricin at his extended-stay motel room ... Police, the FBI and homeland security officials were trying to piece... (Newsmax)
Peter Daut and Sandra Diaz report on the latest news and what's hot on our website. Click here to watch the latest KFOXTV.com Webcast. Mar 2, 2008
Highly Toxic Substance May Be At HotelAn employee of Extended-Stay America finds what may be ricin, a toxin more powerful than cyanide, in a room at the hotel. British PM: Prince Harry Owed Debt Of GratitudeBritain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown says, "The whole country owes Prince Harry a debt of gratitude for his service, his courage, his bravery.". (KFOXTV.com, TX)
2 Employees Suspended Over Beef Recall Mar 1, 2008
(1:17)Federal and local authorities are attempting to unravel a potentially deadly mystery in Nevada, after the poison ricin was discovered in a Las Vegas hotel room. Drew Levinson reports. (CBS News)
Las Vegas police find ricin in motel Mar 1, 2008
Members of a hazardous materials crew Thursday searched a room at the Extended Stay America motel in Las Vegas where the poison ricin was found ... A pinprick of ricin is enough to kill ... LAS VEGAS - Authorities yesterday confirmed that the deadly toxin ricin was found in a motel room most recently occupied by a man who has been in critical condition with breathing problems at a hospital for more than two weeks. (Boston Globe)
'No indication of terrorism' Mar 1, 2008
Two weeks after man seriously sickened, Vegas police find ricin in his hotel room ... LAS VEGAS (AP) ' Authorities on Friday confirmed that the deadly toxin ricin was found in a motel room most recently occupied by a man who has been in critical condition with breathing problems at a hospital for more than two weeks ... But what the ricin was doing there remained a mystery. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Firearms Found in Motel Room Mar 1, 2008
Police: Firearms, 'Anarchist Textbook' Found in Ricin Hotel Room ... Hazmat teams decontaminate the scene of a toxic ricin discovery in a Las Vegas motel room ... LAS VEGAS Firearms and an "anarchist type textbook" were found in the same motel room where several vials of the deadly toxin ricin was found, police said Friday. (Fox News)
MYSTERY: VIALS OF RICIN FOUND IN VEGAS HOTEL Mar 1, 2008
Police Investigate Las Vegas Ricin Scare ... LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Police say there is no indication of any link to terrorist activity involving the discovery of the deadly poison ricin that was found in a hotel room near the Las Vegas Strip ... Police say they don't think foul play is involved however they are still investigating why the man had ricin in his room. (The Drudge Report)
Man In Critical Condition; Lived In Motel Room Where Ricin Found Mar 1, 2008
(February 29, 2008)--Las Vegas police say tests indicate that a substance found at a motel is the deadly toxin ricin and police say a man, who is hospitalized in critical condition, had been living at the motel ... The investigation of the apparent ricin didn't begin until Thursday, after another man brought a vial found in his room to the motel manager and police were ultimately called to the ExtendedStay America Motel ... Ricin is made from processing castor beans, and can be extremely lethal.... (KWTX.com, TX)
Police: Ricin may have poisoned man two weeks ago Mar 1, 2008
As little as 500 micrograms of ricin could be enough to kill an adult depending on type of exposure. A 500-microgram dose of ricin would be about the size of the head of a pin ... From staff and wire reports LAS VEGAS A man hospitalized more than two weeks ago with respiratory problems was the occupant of the Las Vegas motel room where deadly ricin toxin was found Thursday, local police said Friday. (USA Today -- News)
Judge Rules Medical Marijuana Users Can Be Arrested Mar 1, 2008
Firearms and what they called an "anarchist type textbook" were found in the same motel room where ricin was found, Las Vegas authorities say. . (Yahoo News -- Medical Marijuana)
Firearms, 'anarchist textbook' found in room where ricin found Mar 1, 2008
Firearms and an "anarchist type textbook" were found in the same motel room where the deadly toxin ricin was found, police said Friday ... Capt. Joseph Lombardo said at a press conference late Friday that the book was tabbed at a spot with information about ricin ... "There is no terrorist threat or threat of contamination from ricin," he said. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Ready or Not: Navy Prepares to Aim and Fire at Rogue Satellite Mar 1, 2008
What was a container of ricin, one of the most deadly known natural poisons, doing in a motel room. About The Lede. (Yahoo News -- Astronomy and Space)
Deadly Ricin Found at Las Vegas Hotel; Room Occupant in Critical Condition Mar 1, 2008
Ricin Found in Las Vegas Hotel Room; Man in Hospital (Update5) ... Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Las Vegas police found vials of the deadly toxin ricin and its key ingredient yesterday in a local hotel room, two weeks after its occupant was rushed to the hospital in critical condition ... We don't know if the guy was manufacturing the ricin or not, and that's our concern,'' Captain Joseph Lombardo said in a televised press conference today. (Bloomberg -- US)
John Purvis and Brad Montgomery report on the latest news and what's hot on our website. Click here to watch the latest KFOXTV.com Webcast. Mar 1, 2008
Highly Toxic Substance May Be At HotelAn employee of Extended-Stay America finds what may be ricin, a toxin more powerful than cyanide, in a room at the hotel. British PM: Prince Harry Owed Debt Of GratitudeBritain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown says, "The whole country owes Prince Harry a debt of gratitude for his service, his courage, his bravery.". (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Ricin possibly found in Las Vegas motel, police investigating Feb 29, 2008
Substance, possibly ricin, found at Las Vegas motel. Article:Substance, possibly ricin, found at Las Vegas motel:/n/a/2008/02/28/state/n231829S13 ... DTL Article:Substance, possibly ricin, found at Las Vegas motel:/n/a/2008/02/28/state/n231829S13. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ready or Not: Navy Prepares to Aim and Fire at Rogue Satellite Feb 29, 2008
What was a container of ricin, one of the most deadly known natural poisons, doing in a motel room. February 290 comments. (Yahoo News -- Astronomy and Space)
John Purvis and Sandra Diaz report on the latest news and what's hot on our website. Click here to watch the latest KFOXTV.com Webcast. Feb 29, 2008
Highly Toxic Substance May Be At HotelAn employee of Extended-Stay America finds what may be ricin, a toxin more powerful than cyanide, in a room at the hotel. British PM: Prince Harry Owed Debt Of GratitudeBritain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown says, "The whole country owes Prince Harry a debt of gratitude for his service, his courage, his bravery.". (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Gates Cautions on NATO's Survival Feb 10, 2008
And he ticked off a list of plots that were disrupted before they could be carried out, including a plan to use ricin and release cyanide in the London Underground and a planned chemical attack in Paris. "It raises the question: What would happen if the false success they proclaim became real success? If they triumphed in Iraq or Afghanistan, or managed to topple the government of Pakistan? Or a major Middle Eastern government?"Aside from the chaos that would instantly be sown in the region,... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Profile: Abu Hamza Feb 8, 2008
On 20 January 2003 police raided the building as part of a major investigation into an alleged plot to produce ricin poison. They sealed the mosque and handed it back to the trustees. (BBC News)
Agawam man charged with toxin threat on courthouse Jan 30, 2008
Federal authorities investigated the threats that Michael A. Crooker made while in custody in July 2004 and found a quantity of the toxin ricin, which had been processed for use as a biological weapon, the indictment said. They also found castor beans and rosary peas, the plants from which ricin and the toxin abrin are extracted, respectively. (Boston Globe)
Lab On A Chip Developed For Cheap, Portable Medical Tests Jan 30, 2008
8, 2005) A portable device similar to today's home pregnancy tests that can quickly detect the presence of infectious diseases, including HIV-AIDS and measles,as well as biological agents such as ricin. . (Science Daily (press release))
Orange Revolution - Documentary Jan 28, 2008
Medical diagnosis later revealed the illness to be caused by dioxin poisoning (though the film references ricin). Evidence revealed high-ranking government officials were involved in the poisoning, possibly even Kuchma himself. (Suite101.com)
Click for Full Story Jan 7, 2008
Police in London announced they had found traces of the deadly poison ricin in a north London apartment and arrested six men in connection with the virulent toxin that had been linked to al-Qaeda terrorists and Iraq. One year ago: Newly elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, interviewed on CBS' "Face the Nation," said Democrats running Congress would not give President Bush a blank check to wage war in Iraq. (KWTX.com, TX)
Tetracore sends its biodefense technology to China Dec 17, 2007
Within months, Tetracore Inc. will be shipping 25 boxes of its biodefense strips, which detect contagions such as anthrax and ricin, to the Chinese government for use during the 2008 Olympics. The $160,000 contract is one of the biggest commercial biodefense deals in recent times for the Rockville company, which has seen commercial demand for those products wane along with public interest in such diseases. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
