Background
Was abandoned by her mother at the age of 2 and raised by her father, Terry Rogers.
Was abandoned by her mother at the age of 2 and raised by her father, Terry Rogers.
She worked in television and film roles, most notably The Walking Dead, but is best known for sending ricin-laced letters to United States. President Barack Obama and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, for which she was convicted and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment in July 2014. Richardson appeared in minor roles in television series such as The Vampire Diaries, Franklin & Bash, and The Walking Dead. Nathan Richardson has not been charged with any crime.
Richardson was arrested on June 7, 2013 for her alleged involvement in ricin-laced letters being sent to politicians such as President Barack Obama and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
She was charged with "mailing a threatening letter to President Barack Obama". On June 20, a federal judge ordered Richardson be given a psychological examination, based on a request from her court-appointed attorney, who said she had shown "a pattern of behavior" that raised questions about her ability to assist in her own criminal defense.
On June 28, Richardson was indicted and charged in the mailing of ricin-laced letters to President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg. The three-count indictment accused her of mailing three threatening letters around May 20 to Obama, Bloomberg, and Mark Glaze, the director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
A criminal complaint filed on June 7 revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had used Mail Isolation Control and Tracking (MICT), a previously undisclosed mass surveillance program run by the United States. Postal Service, to narrow its investigation to Richardson.
On November 22, Richardson reached a plea agreement on three counts. On December 10, she pled guilty and was sent to the Texas State Prison System. The United States. government contracts with county and state officials nationwide to hold federal prisoners pending trial.
On July 16, 2014, Richardson was sentenced to 18 years in prison for sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg.
