 A candidate for the Leachlake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Council received suspicious mail recently that contained a threatening letter and a powder substance. The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office is investigating the situation involving 71-year-old Donald J. Finn of Cass Lake. Finn reported that he opened the suspicious mail finding that it contained a threatening message and a powder substance. Finn is a candidate for the Office of Secretary Treasurer for the Leachlake Band of Ojibwe and told authorities he felt that the mail was related to his candidacy. What their intent was, I'm sure when we'll eventually find out who sent it, hopefully we'll be able to find out what their intent was in sending that item. Could it be used as a scare attack? It could have been used to intimidate him in some way. It certainly didn't sound like he was intimidated by it. The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, along with members of the FBI and a Minnesota chemical assessment team, responded to the home and took custody of the item, the item was sent to the Minnesota Department of Health for analysis. It could take up to two weeks for the test results to be announced. Finn says neither he or his family members reported any ill effects from the substance. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.