CHICAGO , Illinois ( CNN ) -- An Illinois man was charged with possession of a potentially deadly neurotoxin commonly found in puffer fish after the FBI led a raid at his home Monday . Edward F. Bachner , 35 , of Lake in the Hills , was charged with one count of illegal possession of a toxin , according to a federal complaint filed in U.S. district court . Bachner is listed as the corporate secretary of Rosetta Wireless Corp. in Naperville , in suburban Chicago . Bachner was arrested after accepting a small amount of tetrodotoxin delivered by an undercover federal official at his home , the FBI said . Tetrodotoxin is a neurotoxin that in large doses can cause paralysis and death . It 's often linked to consumption of puffer fish , a delicacy from the Indian and Pacific oceans that can prove fatal if not prepared properly , according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration . Bachner , using the alias Edmond Backer , attempted to purchase 98 milligrams of tetrodotoxin through the Web site of a New Jersey chemical company , according to the FBI . Bachner claimed he was a doctor working for Illinois-based EB Strategic Research , which does not exist . The quantity of the toxin requested alarmed an employee at the chemical company , who alerted authorities , the FBI said . Bachner appeared before a magistrate judge at the federal court in Rockford and is being held without bond until his next court appearance . If convicted , he faces up to 10 years in prison . Calls late Monday to Bachner 's home and business went unanswered .
FBI : Michael Bachner tried to buy 98 grams of tetrodotoxin through the Web . Neurotoxin , commonly found in puffer ##fish ##fish , can cause paralysis and death . He was arrested after accepting a small amount from an undercover official . If convicted , the 35-year - old faces 10 years in prison .