The FBI executed a search warrant on Republican Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee late last week amid controversy over an allegedly fraudulent campaign finance report, according to a report.
The warrant may have been limited to Ogles’ electronic devices, says the report published Tuesday by Nashville CBS affiliate WTVF. Ogles is “now facing a criminal indictment” over an alleged campaign finance violation, the station said.
In April, an amended Ogles campaign finance report said that a previously reported $320,000 personal loan from Ogles to his campaign never happened. The campaign said the congressman loaned $20,000 instead, blaming the discrepancy on a filing error.
A spokesperson for the Memphis field office of the FBI sent Newsweek the following statement: “Pursuant to U.S. Department of Justice policy, we can neither confirm nor deny.”