Washington man mailed fake bomb, severed finger to IRS, authorities say
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Washington state man who authorities say admitted to mailing his own severed finger to the IRS in 2016 faces federal charges for allegedly sending a fake bomb to the IRS office in Ogden, Utah, last week.
Normand O. Lariviere, 68, of Olympia, Washington, was charged with mailing a threat to injure after IRS workers in Ogden discovered a package July 6 containing a 6-inch long galvanized pipe with a fuse coming out of one end, according to a federal complaint. About 300 employees were evacuated from the building.
The pipe had blue tape on it along with the words "kilroy was here" and "MKII Mod 9" written in marker. The fuse was attached to a whistle inside the 2-inch diameter pipe. The package also contained letters the IRS had sent Lariviere and an undated photograph of him, the complaint said.
When asked in an interview with federal agents whether he thought the device would scare IRS workers, Lariviere said, "good, I knew they would be concerned, that wasn't my concern, I wasn't going to let that hold me back," the complaint says.
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