Feds investigating whether women slipped maggots into delegates’ breakfast at DNC

The FBI and Chicago Police are probing allegations that protesters put maggots and crickets in a breakfast buffet for delegates at the Democratic National Convention.

The bugs were reportedly put in the food at the Fairmont Hotel, where delegates from Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri, and South Dakota are staying during the DNC.

The convention’s information center said in a statement that several “unknown” women allegedly went into a building and “began placing unknown objects onto tables containing food.”

“The offenders are believed to have then left the area. One victim was treated and released on-scene,” the center added.

A witness told USA Today that it seemed to be crickets while separate reports indicated that maggots were placed in the food.

Karen Tallian, an Indiana delegate, told the paper: “We were all coming down to breakfast, and there were these two women who had hidden themselves in the bathroom.”

“They ran out and threw maggots into the breakfast buffet,” she added.

The former state senator told USA Today that friends who arrived at the dining room before she had seen the altercation.

No one has so far claimed responsibility for the sabotage, which took place at about 6.45am.

Fairmont confirmed the incident in a statement, saying that a “group of individuals caused a disruption at a DNC-related breakfast event at our hotel.”

They added that they were “grateful for the swift response of law enforcement.”

“Our team acted immediately to clean and sanitize the area, ensuring that the event could continue without further incident,” the hotel officials added.

Carolyn Jackson, an Indiana state representative, told USA Today that an hour after the incident, the food had been replaced.

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