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3 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: Surveillance video shows alleged mail bomber at club night before arrest

Sayoc has been charged with sending suspected explosive devices to politicians.
3 years ago
Mail bombing suspect Cesar Sayoc at the club where he filled in as a DJ the day before he was arrested.
5 years ago

Man who mailed pipe bombs to Democrats sentenced to 20 years in prison

Cesar Sayoc, the Florida man who mailed more than a dozen pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and CNN, has been sentenced to 20 years years in prison
5 years ago
Cesar Sayoc is pictured in a booking photo dated Aug. 30, 2015.
5 years ago

Pipe bomb mailer sentenced to 20 years in prison

Cesar Sayoc, 57, pleaded guilty to 65 counts in federal court earlier this year.
5 years ago
Cesar Sayoc, 57, pleaded guilty to 65 counts in federal court earlier this year.
5 years ago

New details on Cesar Sayoc, who allegedly mailed pipe bombs to media outlets and top Dems

Defense filings reveal Cesar Sayoc was obsessed with President Trump and Fox News.
5 years ago
VIDEO: New details on Cesar Sayoc who mailed pipe bombs to media outlets, top Dems
5 years ago

Mail bomber obsessed with Trump, Fox News, chilling new court filings show

Sayoc pleaded guilty in March to mailing the IEDs to prominent Democrats.
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Cesar Sayoc is pictured in a booking photo dated Aug. 30, 2015.
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Mail bomber obsessed with Trump, Fox News, chilling new court filings show

New defense filings in the case of admitted serial bomber Cesar Sayoc paint a grim picture of a man who "lost everything in the Great Recession."
5 years ago
New defense filings in the case of admitted serial bomber Cesar Sayoc paint a grim picture of a man who "lost everything in the Great Recession."
5 years ago

Florida man who pleaded guilty to mailing 16 package bombs to appear in court

Cesar Sayoc sent two handwritten letters to the judge.
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Cesar Sayoc is pictured in a booking photo dated Aug. 30, 2015.
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Man pleads guilty to mailing bombs targeting prominent Democrats

Cesar Sayoc pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to 65 counts.
5 years ago
Cesar Altieri Sayoc appears in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Aug. 31, 2005, in this  booking photo.
5 years ago

Mail bombing suspect Cesar Sayoc indicted on 30 counts

The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.
5 years ago
Pipe bombs suspect Cesar Sayoc is seated in court during his presentment in Manhattan Federal Court, Nov. 6, 2018, in New York.
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Mail bombing suspect to appear in Manhattan federal court Tuesday

Cesar Sayoc has been transferred to New York from Florida.
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Cesar Sayoc has been transferred to New York from Florida.
5 years ago

'This is not how I raised him,' says mother of mail bombing suspect

Madeline Sayoc said her son has been "ill for a long time" and asked politicians to refrain from using rhetoric to incite violence.
5 years ago
Cesar Sayoc is seen in this undated booking photo, released by the Broward County Sheriff's office and provided by the Associated Press, in Miami.
5 years ago

Man held in suspected mail-bomb case to be transferred to New York

Bodycam footage showed police in Florida encountering Cesar Sayoc nearly two months before his arrest.
5 years ago
VIDEO: Man held in suspected mail-bomb case to be transferred to New York
6 years ago

Mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc to be transferred to New York for trial

Cesar Sayoc, 56, will remain in federal custody and be transferred to New York.
6 years ago
Cesar Sayoc, 56, will remain in federal custody and be transferred to New York.
6 years ago

Mail bomb suspect to be transferred to New York City for trial

The 56-year-old man accused of mailing more than a dozen pipe bombs throughout the country to prominent Democrats will be transferred from Florida to New York.
6 years ago
Attorneys Jamie Benjamin, left, Daniel Aaronson and Peter Patanzo, right, representing accused mail bomber Cesar Sayoc, speak to reporters after a second court appearance in Miami, Nov. 2, 2018.
6 years ago

Mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc planned 'terrorist attack' since July, prosecutors say

The man accused of mailing more than a dozen pipe bombs to prominent Democrats had been plotting the "domestic terrorist attack" for months, prosecutors say.
6 years ago
Cesar Sayoc is seen in this undated booking photo, released by the Broward County Sheriff's office and provided by the Associated Press, in Miami.
6 years ago

FBI warns potential targets that suspicious packages may still be in the mail

Mail bombing suspect makes first appearance in court.
6 years ago
VIDEO: FBI warns potential targets suspicious packages may still be in the mail
6 years ago

More explosives could be in the mail: FBI

The FBI has compiled a list of what it says are Cesar Sayoc's potential targets, including politicians, media figures and celebrities.
6 years ago
VIDEO: More explosives could be in the mail: FBI
6 years ago

Attorneys for man in suspected bomb case want more testing

Cesar Sayoc's lawyers said they'll press for forensic testing on the sole fingerprint allegedly linking him to one of the packages.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Attorneys for man in suspected bomb case want more testing
6 years ago

Suspected mail bomber Cesar Sayoc seen smiling in court appearance

Cesar Sayoc is alleged to have sent at least 14 explosives in packages.
6 years ago
Cesar Sayoc is alleged to have sent at least 14 explosives in packages.
6 years ago

Suspected mail bomber Cesar Sayoc had a list of names and addresses

Cesar Sayoc is alleged to have sent at least 14 explosives in packages.
6 years ago
In this courtroom sketch, Cesar Sayoc, left, appears in federal court, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in Miami.
6 years ago

Florida man charged with sending suspected explosive devices through the mail

Pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc has a long arrest record.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Florida man charged with sending suspected explosive devices
6 years ago

Suspicious package found in Atlanta, addressed to CNN

Comes after a week of other suspected bombs found in packages.
6 years ago
6 years ago

Suspicious package found in Atlanta, addressed to CNN

The FBI was notified of a suspicious package at an Atlanta postal facility on Monday.
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VIDEO: The FBI was notified of a suspicious package at an Atlanta postal facility on Monday.
6 years ago

Florida man Cesar Sayoc arrested in 'insidious' mail bomb spree: Officials

Cesar Sayoc, 56, faces 48 years in prison for the charges, officials said.
6 years ago
The vehicle belonging to the suspect in custody for an apparent mass mail  bombing plot is in the process of being taken away by authorities in Plantation, Fla., Oct. 26, 2018.
6 years ago

Pipe bomb suspect seen in new surveillance videos

Videos obtained exclusively by ABC News show the suspect, Cesar Sayoc, at a South Florida strip club on the morning of his arrest.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Pipe bomb suspect seen in new surveillance videos
6 years ago

Maxine Waters responds to suspected mail bombs: 'I ain't scared'

Waters is one of President Donald Trump’s most-outspoken critics on Capitol Hill.
6 years ago
House Financial Services Committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., asks a question of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, during a hearing on June 27, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
6 years ago

Surveillance footage of alleged serial bomber released

The suspect, Cesar Sayoc, is seen at work at the same time that suspected bombs were arriving in the mail across the country.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Surveillance footage of alleged serial bomber released
6 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: Mail bombing suspect seen on surveillance footage night before arrest

Cesar Sayoc was seen looking at clippings on surveillance from a club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2018, hours before his arrest for allegedly mailing suspected explosive devices.
6 years ago
VIDEO: EXCLUSIVE: Mail bombing suspect seen on surveillance footage night before arrest
6 years ago

Latest details on suspected mail bomber

Cesar Soyac is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Monday in Florida.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Latest details on suspected mail bomber
6 years ago

Bomb suspect's van contained possible bomb-making materials: Sources

Cesar Sayoc, 56, is the suspect in the suspected mail bombing spree this week.
6 years ago
Cesar Sayoc is seen in this undated booking photo, released by the Broward County Sheriff's office and provided by the Associated Press, in Miami.
6 years ago

Pence says Trump bears no responsibility for inspiring alleged suspect

Vice President Pence said the president is not responsible for inspiring alleged mail bomber Cesar Sayoc.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Pence says Trump bears no responsibility for inspiring alleged suspect
6 years ago

Mail bombing suspect's family attorney speaks out

The lawyer believes Cesar Sayoc was mentally ill and "became estranged from his family."
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VIDEO: Mail bombing suspect's family attorney speaks out
6 years ago

Latest details that led to the arrest of mail bomb suspect

According to the FBI, fingerprint and DNA led to arrest of Cesar Sayoc.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Latest details that led to the arrest of mail bomb suspect
6 years ago

How mail bombing suspect was tracked down

Since suspect Cesar Sayoc was apprehended Friday morning, officials have confirmed at least 14 bombs have been found.
6 years ago
VIDEO:  How mail bombing suspect was tracked down
6 years ago

President Trump bears 'no' responsibility in pipe bomb scare: VP Pence to ABC News

Vice President Pence made the comments in an exclusive interview with ABC News.
6 years ago
Vice President Mike Pence participates in a campaign rally for the Republican Senate candidate, Matt Rosendale in Bozeman, Montana, Oct. 2, 2018.
6 years ago

How authorities linked Florida man to suspected package bombs case

Forensic examiners discovered a latent fingerprint one of the suspected bomb's components, the FBI director said.
6 years ago
VIDEO: How authorities linked Florida man to suspected package bombs case
6 years ago

Man charged with 5 federal crimes in suspected package bombs case

He allegedly sent 14 suspected explosive devices to Americans who criticized President Trump or were the subject of Trump's anger, authorities said.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Man charged with 5 federal crimes in suspected package bombs case
6 years ago

Trump bears no responsibility for mail bomb plot: Pence

Vice President Mike Pence said, "threats or acts of political violence from anyone, anywhere, for any reason will not be allowed."
6 years ago
 Vice President Mike Pence said, "threats or acts of political violence from anyone, anywhere, for any reason will not be allowed."
6 years ago

Mail bombing suspect Cesar Sayoc in handcuffs

Sayoc is charged with five federal crimes, including interstate transportation of an explosive, illegal mailing of explosives and threats against a former president, Attorney General Sessions said.
6 years ago
Sayoc is charged with five federal crimes, including interstate transportation of an explosive, illegal mailing of explosives and threats against a former president, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said.
6 years ago

Read the charges against the bomb suspect that could imprison him for up to 48 years

Cesar Sayoc was arrested on Friday and charged with five federal crimes for allegedly mailing suspected bombs to top Democrats and prominent figures.
6 years ago
The package containing a explosive device addressed to Hillary Clinton's home in Chappaqua, N.Y., on Oct. 24, 2018.
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How mail bombing suspect was tracked down

Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Florida, was arrested on Friday.
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The package containing a explosive device addressed to Hillary Clinton's home in Chappaqua, N.Y., on Oct. 24, 2018.
6 years ago

SPECIAL REPORT: Mail bombing suspect to be charged with 5 federal counts

"We believe we caught the right guy," FBI Director Christopher Wray said.
6 years ago
"We believe we caught the right guy," FBI Director Christopher Wray said.
6 years ago

Mail bombing suspect faces up to 48 years in prison: DOJ

Cesar Sayoc was taken into custody Friday.
6 years ago
Cesar Sayoc was taken into custody this morning.
6 years ago

What we know about the mail bombs sent to former presidents and prominent Democrats

Multiple packages were found over the course of four days.
6 years ago
Police stand guard in a closed street after a bomb alert at the Time Warner offices in New York, Oct. 24, 2018.
6 years ago

Trump responds to arrest of alleged mail bomber

"These terrorizing acts are despicable and have no place in this country," the president said.
6 years ago
"These terrorizing acts are despicable and have no place in this country," the president said.
6 years ago

Man identified in suspected mail bombing campaign: Sources

Cesar Sayoc, 56, has been identified by authorities as the suspect in custody, law enforcement sources said.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Cesar Sayoc, 56, has been identified by authorities as the suspect in custody.
6 years ago

Person in custody in connection with suspected explosive packages

Authorities have recovered 12 suspected packages in the widening investigation into a suspected mail-bomb campaign.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Authorities have recovered 12 suspected packages in the widening investigation into a suspected mail-bomb campaign.
6 years ago

Feds focus on Florida as origin of suspected bombs

Law enforcement agencies were deploying additional resources to South Florida to find who mass-mailed bomb packages to key Democratic figures, sources told ABC News.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Feds focus on Florida as origin of suspected bombs
6 years ago

Investigators take apart suspected bombs in search for clues

ABC News' Pierre Thomas reports on what investigators are looking for as they try to learn who sent suspected explosive devices to key Democrats.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Investigators take apart suspected bombs in search for clues
6 years ago

Federal investigators searching for bomb suspect

Authorities are chasing a lead in South Florida where they believe at least some of the packages went through a mail facility near Miami. ABC News' Elizabeth Hagedorn reports.
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VIDEO:  Federal investigators searching for bomb suspect