Hull Woman Sentenced for Sending Threatening Letters and Flammable Material Through the U.S. Mail, Reports U.S. Attorney

A Hull woman was sentenced today in federal court for mailing threatening communications in connection with her having mailed threatening letters and flammable material to seven different persons or entities, including two media outlets.

United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and Sharon E. Ormsby, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today that KIMBERLY LYNN DASILVA, age 49, of 3 Berkley Road, Hull, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole, to five years of supervised release with conditions. Those conditions include: staying away from and no contact with the victims, receiving mental health counseling and treatment, performing 100 hours of community service for each of the five years of supervised release, and refraining from alcohol. On May 31, 2006, DASILVA pleaded guilty to a two-count Information charging her with a violation of mailing threatening communications, and a violation of injurious articles as non-mailable.

At the earlier plea hearing the prosecutor told the Court that, had the case proceeded to trial, the evidence would have proven that the DASILVA mailed six similar-type packages to different persons or entities. Each package contained two condoms with a granular substance in one and what appeared to be a flammable liquid in the other. One of the six packages was intercepted prior to reaching its intended target. Additionally, DASILVA sent through the mail sexually explicit, harassing and threatening letters to two individuals (one of the two was also a victim recipient of one of the packages containing a flammable liquid).

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan in Sullivan's Major Crimes Unit.

Related Articles

• Appeals Court Affirms Status of O2Micro Lawsuit
  25 November 2006



• Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Gonzales at U.S. Air Force AcademyRegarding Civil Liberties, 'War On Terrorism (2/4)
  24 November 2006



• Lowell Man Sentenced for Helping Armed Bank Robber Flee Massachusetts, Reports U.S. Attorney
  21 November 2006



• Texas Court of Appeals: Insurers Must Defend Samsung in EMF Suits
  20 November 2006



• Boston Attorney Returns Wrongfully Deported Father of Three to Boston
  19 November 2006



• Transcript of Remarks at Official Portrait Unveiling Ceremony of Former Attorney General John Ashcroft
  19 November 2006



• Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Gonzales at U.S. Air Force AcademyRegarding Civil Liberties, 'War On Terrorism (1/4)
  19 November 2006



• Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the Ninth Annual United States-Canada Cross Border Crime Forum Lunch
  19 November 2006



• Attorney General Applauds Ontario's Growing Pro Bono Culture
  19 November 2006



• Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales to Hold Press Conference in Buffalo, N.Y.
  14 November 2006



• Former Brockton Police Lieutenant Charged with Fraud in Pension Scheme, Reports U.S. Attorney
  4 November 2006



• Judicial Watch Brief: District Court Ruling in NSA Wiretapping Case 'Hasty and Injudicious' Judicial Watch Calls on U.S. Court of Appeals to Vacate R
  3 November 2006



• Assistant United States Attorney, Chief of Environmental Crimes Joins Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP Law Firm
  3 November 2006



• Winchester Man Convicted Of Cheating On Taxes, Reports U.S. Attorney
  27 October 2006



• Senior New York Attorney Joins Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP
  25 October 2006