FBI agents execute search warrant on Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, NewsChannel 5 confirms

By: Phil Williams, News Channel 5, August 6, 2024 -  FBI agents executed a search warrant late last week on Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles as the first-term Republican faces continuing scrutiny over fraudulent campaign financial reports that he filed, NewsChannel 5 has confirmed.

Following NewsChannel 5's revelation, Ogles posted a statement on social media admitting that his cell phone had been seized by the FBI. (read more)

Report: FBI executed search warrant on Andy Ogles’ home after he won GOP primary

By Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal, Aug. 6, 2024 - Federal agents reportedly executed a search warrant at the home of controversial U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles after he won the Republican nomination to serve another term in the 5th Congressional District seat. Ogles' attorney G. Kline Preston declined to confirm or deny whether the search warrant was issued, the news station reported. The congressman's campaign finances have come under heavy scrutiny since he first ran for Congress in 2022. The lawmaker in May filed revision to all 11 Federal Election Commission disclosures he had filed to that date to eliminate any reference to a $320,000 loan he had originally claimed to have made to his campaign two years earlier. (Read more)