Texas actress has appeal dealing with ricin letters sent to Obama, Bloomberg

TODAYShannon to Richardson and her husband, Nathanial RichardsonAn actress of Texas accused of sending letters ricin cords Nueva York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Barack Obama has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors, according to federal court documents.Shannon Richardson, 36, whose career included minor television roles, had tried to blame her husband for sending letters in May that test positive for the presence of ricin, according to prosecutors.The agreement was presented Thursday at the District Court of United States for the Eastern District of Texas. Richardson's Attorney, Tonda Curry, could not immediately reached is to detail the terms of the agreement of guilt.Richardson was detained in June and a federal grand jury accused in an indictment of three threads to send letters to Obama, Bloomberg and Mark Glaze, the director of mayors against illegal guns, a group founded by Bloomberg that lobbies for stricter gun laws.Ricin, a highly toxic substance, is found naturally in Castor seeds, but it takes a deliberate act to make ricin and use it to poison people, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Exhibition that even a small amount can be fatal and there is no known antidote exists.The new Boston, Texas, woman is accused of a charge of making a threat against the President of the United States and two counts of mailing threatening communications. He faces up to five years in prison each if convicted.They read the cards, in part: "will have to kill me to my family and before you get my weapons. Nobody wants to come to my house soar in the face, "according to court documents.-Reuters