We Have This Letter . . . Hundreds Will Know

Let’s say you’re a psychotic letter writer with murderous pretensions. Let’s say you want to get your message out to the people. What do you do? You mail your threat to dozens (well, OK, 20) of the most powerful media outlets in the country, including the mighty Glendale Register:

The Glendale Register, a sister paper of the Queens Ledger, Forest Hills Times, Long Island City/Astoria Journal, Leader Observer, Queens Examiner, Greenpoint Star and Downtown Brooklyn Star was among 20 newspapers around the country who received ominous-sounding letters signed by “A.Q.U.S.A.” in recent weeks.

The letters, postmarked June 27, were mailed to 20 small to mid-sized newspapers in New Jersey, Texas, Idaho and several other states. The letter received by the Ledger/Star was confiscated as evidence by the FBI Friday afternoon.

In each instance, the writer promises, “Hundreds will die,” and appears to be targeting employees of Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s largest investment banking and securities firms.

Currently, the FBI is working with Goldman Sachs and other agencies to identify disgruntled former employees, ex-clients, and anyone else who may hold a grudge.