Canadian woman gets nearly 22-year sentence in US prison for sending toxic letter to Trump.
A Canadian Woman Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Poison-Laced Letter to Trump
A Canadian woman, Pascale Ferrier, has been sentenced to almost 22 years in a United States prison for sending a poison-laced letter to then-President Donald Trump in 2020. The ruling was made by a U.S. district judge on Thursday.
Ferrier, a 56-year-old dual Canadian and French citizen, pleaded guilty to violating biological weapons laws by sending letters containing the poison ricin to Trump and police officials in Texas. As part of her plea deal, she will also be removed from the U.S. after serving her sentence.
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The letter to Trump, intercepted at a mail sorting facility in September 2020, referred to him as “The Ugly Tyrant Clown.” Ferrier had created the poison herself at her home in Quebec. The letter also contained a chilling message: “If it [the poison] doesn’t work, I’ll find a better recipe for another poison, or I might use my gun when I’ll be able to come. Enjoy! FREE REBEL SPIRIT.”
Ferrier was arrested while attempting to enter the U.S. through the northern border near Buffalo, New York. Authorities discovered that she was carrying a gun, a knife, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at the time of her arrest.
Ferrier’s attorney, Eugene Ohm, highlighted that she had no criminal record prior to her arrest in Texas for refusing to leave a park after closing hours and the subsequent arrest in Buffalo. Ohm also described Ferrier as “inordinately intelligent” and mentioned her achievements as a single parent with a master’s degree in engineering.
While Ferrier claimed to be a “peaceful and genuinely kind person,” she expressed her frustration with abuses of power and unfairness. She identified herself more as an “activist” than a terrorist.
“I consider myself to be an activist, not a terrorist,” Ferrier stated. “Activists are constructive, terrorists are destructive. The only regret I have is that it didn’t work and that I couldn’t stop Trump.”
According to the plea agreement, Ferrier will be banished from the U.S. upon completing her sentence and will be subject to supervised release for life if she ever returns.
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