FBI agents executed a search warrant late last week on Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles as the first-term Republican faces continuing scrutiny over alleged fraudulent campaign financial reports that he filed, Scripps News Nashville has confirmed.
Following the revelation, Ogles posted a statement on social media admitting that his cellphone had been seized by the FBI.
“It has been widely reported for months that my campaign made mistakes in our initial financial filings,” Ogles said. “We have worked diligently with attorneys and reporting experts to correct the errors and ensure compliance going forward. Last Friday, the FBI took possession of my cell phone. It is my understanding that they are investigating the same well-known facts surrounding these filings.”
Earlier in the day, Ogles’ lawyer had declined to comment on the search.
“I’m not going to confirm or deny that there was a search warrant issued,” attorney G. Kline Preston IV told Scripps News Nashville.
A spokesperson for the FBI declined to …