Justice Department agrees to return Rep. Andy Ogles’ phone, signaling end of campaign finance probe
The move could end a nearly two-year probe into alleged campaign finance fraud after Ogles dropped motions blocking FBI review of his phone and email records.
- The U.S. Department of Justice agreed yesterday to return or destroy data from Congressman Andy Ogles' phone and Google account, effectively ending a nearly two-year criminal investigation into the Tennessee Republican's 2022 campaign finance reports.
- FBI agents seized the devices in August 2024 to investigate potential fraud after Ogles later admitted that claims of a $320,000 campaign loan were fabricated, following a NewsChannel 5 investigation.
- Ogles filed emergency motions in federal court challenging the seizure as a violation of his constitutional protections under the Speech or Debate Clause, asserting the Executive Branch had no right to review his communications.
- Following the DOJ's decision, Ogles withdrew his motions in the U.S. District Court for Middle Tennessee, stating the move vindicates his argument against executive interference in legislative communications.
- The House Ethics Committee continues investigating Ogles over fabricated $320,000 loan claims and financial discrepancies, having previously recommended subpoenas for associates who refused to cooperate with the inquiry.
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As probes of Democrats continue, DOJ apparently dropping investigation of GOP’s Andy Ogles
The Justice Department appears to be abandoning an investigation into Rep. Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican who is one of President Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in the House. The inquiry involving Ogles’ campaign finances began in 2024 under the Biden administration. The Justice Department agreed this week to return Ogles’ personal phone, which the FBI seized two years ago. The investigation concerned campaign finance questions that arose…
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The Justice Department has agreed to return U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles’ personal cellphone that was seized as part of an investigation into his campaign finances, signaling it’s abandoning its probe into the staunch Trump supporter that began under the Biden administration. The FBI confiscated the Tennessee Republican’s cellphone in August 2024 to examine issues with his campaign finance reporting, but it had agreed not to review material from it and …
DOJ agreed to return Rep. Ogles’ cell phone, law firm says
The Justice Department has agreed to return the cell phone of Rep. Andy Ogles, according to a law firm representing him, after a lengthy dispute in which the Tennessee Republican said he believed the FBI was investigating past campaign finance filings. The law firm Litson in a press release Tuesday, said the federal investigation “centered on a campaign finance reporting issue” and the Justice Department had also agreed to destroy all informatio…
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Justice Department agrees to return Rep. Andy Ogles’ phone, signaling end of campaign finance probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has agreed to return U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles' personal cellphone that was seized as part of an investigation into his campaign finances, signaling it's
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Justice Department agrees to return Rep. Andy Ogles' phone, signaling end of campaign finance probe
The Justice Department has agreed to return Tennessee Republican congressman Andy Ogles’ personal cellphone that was seized during an investigation into his campaign finances, signaling it's abandoning its probe into the President Donald Trump supporter.
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