Illinois man allegedly sent threat to an Islamic group

TOLEDO, Ill. — A man is accused of sending an e-mail bomb threat to the headquarters of an Islamic civil rights group, the Department of Justice said.

Max Oakley, of Toledo, allegedly sent an e-mail July 29 threatening to blow up the Council on American-Islamic Relations, based in Washington, D.C., unless it agreed to close down.

Police searched CAIR's building but did not find any evidence of explosives, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Wainstein said. CAIR officials then contacted the FBI and Washington police, who traced the e-mail back to Oakley.

"The guy wasn't exactly a rocket scientist. He sent the e-mail with his name clearly indicated in the address," CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said.