Martin Kimber

ALBANY The man already charged with putting mercury in food and on other places including the heater where it would be vaporized and inhaled in the Albany Medical Center Hospital cafeteria now faces federal charges.

U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian said Martin S. Kimber, 58, of Ruby, faces charges of illegal disposal of a hazardous waste in a manner posing a danger of death of serious bodily injury to others, a charge more commonly referred to as knowing endangerment, and illegal storage and disposal of a hazardous waste without a permit.

The retired pharmacist was previously arrested by Albany Police, with help from FBI and Department of Health investigators, for tampering with a consumer product in the first degree.

According to the U.S. Attorneys Office, a search of Kimbers Ulster County home found he had 21 guns and literature reflecting a sympathy for domestic terrorism.

The cover page in one book, The Turner Diaries includes the phrase This book contains racist propaganda and The FBI said it was a blueprint for the Oklahoma City Bombing.

Investigators also discovered a Nazi swastika on the wall.

The knowing endangerment charge carries a 15 year maximum jail time and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross loss to any victim. The storage and disposal of hazardous waste without a permit can lead to a maximum of five years in jail and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross loss to any victim.

The mercury was found in some of the food in the cafeteria that was eaten by at least one person. That person was treated at the hospitals emergency room.

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Man charged with leaving mercury in Albany Med cafeteria now facing federal charges