The incident at AOC's office came just four days after a similar envelope prompted a hazardous materials response at fellow Bronx U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres' U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the latest New York elected official to receive suspicious mail Tuesday after an envelope containing white powder was delivered to her Hunts Point district office.
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The incident at AOC's office came just four days after a similar envelope prompted a hazardous materials response at fellow Bronx U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres' U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the latest New York elected official to receive suspicious mail Tuesday after an envelope containing white powder was delivered to her Hunts Point district office.
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