The FBI raided a Beverly Hills mansion as part of an investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell, according to two people familiar with the matter. The house belongs to a Swalwell donor, one of the people said.
CNN has reached out to an attorney for Swalwell for comment.
In a statement to CNN, the FBI said the agency conducted “an operation in the Los Angeles area related to an ongoing criminal investigation” but declined to comment further.
Swalwell has been the subject of federal and state investigations.
The Democrat resigned from Congress and abandoned his gubernatorial bid in April after reports from CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle detailed allegations of sexual misconduct, including a former staffer who said he raped her.
Swalwell donor, one of the people said.The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department opened criminal investigations into Swalwell following the report.
In August, federal agents seized electronic devices from Swalwell at the San Francisco airport and then searched his Washington, D.C., home the next day as part of an ongoing investigation related to sexual assault allegations, sources close to the investigation told CNN at the time.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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