Elderly Man Arrested for Mailing Anti-Semitic Letter, White Powder to Long Island Office Building

A 74-year-old Long Island man has been arrested, accused of mailing a letter containing anti-Semitic remarks and a white powdery substance to an office building, police say.

Authorities say Leslie Feher mailed a letter containing anti-Semitic remarks and some type of white powder to an office building at 622 Stewart Ave. in East Garden City around June 13.

When a woman in the office opened the letter, the powder got on her fingers, and she called police. 

The powder was later determined to be non-hazardous. 

Investigators identified Feher as a suspect and took him into custody at his Hicksville home Friday. He's expected to be charged for placing a false hazardous substance in a letter when he's arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Tuesday, Aug. 12. 

Attorney information for Feher wasn't immediately available. 

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