LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System employee has pleaded guilty to creating a bioweapons hoax by placing envelopes containing a white powdery substance on coworkers' desks almost a year ago.
Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 40-year-old Phuong Tang of Las Vegas could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine at sentencing June 23.
Tang's federal public defender didn't immediately respond to messages. Tang was a podiatry clinic technician at the Veterans Administration facility in North Las Vegas.
The powder was determined to be baking soda and smelling salts, and Tang later admitted putting the envelopes on the desks.
