ALBANY – A Hyde Park man pled guilty on Tuesday to conveying false information and hoax letters in connection with envelopes containing white powder he mailed to federal offices throughout Upstate and Central New York and the Southern Tier.
As part of his guilty plea, Jason Pantone, 34, admitted that he mailed envelopes with white powder to Social Security Administration offices in Binghamton, Plattsburgh, and Utica.
He also mailed white powder letters to US District Courts in Syracuse, Binghamton, Albany, Plattsburgh, and Utica.
Each envelope contained a typed note that read “ANTHRAX.”
All of the powder tested negative for anthrax or other hazardous material.
Pantone faces up to five years in federal prison and one year of post-release supervision.
