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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Florida man charged with five federal crimes for sending IEDs

    Cesar Sayoc is charged with five federal crimes for allegedly sending 13 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to Democratic leaders and those who’ve criticized President Trump. More devices could be out there.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 26, 2018 • 1 min read

    Cesar Sayoc is charged with five federal crimes for allegedly sending 13 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to Democratic leaders and those who’ve criticized President Trump. More devices could be out there. Sayoc drove a white van covered with pro-Trump stickers, and pictures of those leaders with crosshairs on them. A fingerprint and DNA cracked the case.

    A van with windows covered in pro-Trump and anti-Democrat stickers,

    which was apprehended on October 26, 2018 during an investigation into a series

    of parcel bombs, is seen in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., April 6, 2018.

    Picture taken April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Geo Rodriguez

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    1 of 4
    What we know about pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc
    1. 0:00Florida man charged with five federal crimes for sending IEDsYou’re reading this
    2. 10:42Google gave massive payouts to men accused of sexual harassment
    3. 19:04In ‘The Hunter Killer,’ a female U.S. president and a moderate Russian president
    4. 32:40Director Luca Guadagnino on his over-the-top remake of ‘Suspiria’
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