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"WASHINGTON: The office of the official responsible for protecting federal workers from political interference was raided by FBI agents Tuesday as part of an investigation into whether he himself mixed politics with official business.
The raid took place at the office of Scott Bloch, the head of the Office of Special Counsel. Computers and documents were seized by agents trying to determine whether Bloch obstructed justice by hiring an outside company to "scrub" his computer files, The Associated Press reported. Investigators were also said to be obtaining a subpoena to search Bloch's home.
"It is not clear to us what they are searching for," James Mitchell, a spokesman for the office, told Reuters. "We are cooperating with law enforcement."
Mitchell said about 20 agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation took part in the raid.
Bloch, whose duties include shielding whistle-blowers who disclose political meddling, was in the news a year ago when his office began to look into political briefings given to employees of several agencies by aides to Karl Rove, who was then President George W. Bush's chief political adviser. The White House insisted at the time that the briefings met the definitions of allowable activities"
FBI raids Office of Special Counsel - International Herald Tribune
The raid took place at the office of Scott Bloch, the head of the Office of Special Counsel. Computers and documents were seized by agents trying to determine whether Bloch obstructed justice by hiring an outside company to "scrub" his computer files, The Associated Press reported. Investigators were also said to be obtaining a subpoena to search Bloch's home.
"It is not clear to us what they are searching for," James Mitchell, a spokesman for the office, told Reuters. "We are cooperating with law enforcement."
Mitchell said about 20 agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation took part in the raid.
Bloch, whose duties include shielding whistle-blowers who disclose political meddling, was in the news a year ago when his office began to look into political briefings given to employees of several agencies by aides to Karl Rove, who was then President George W. Bush's chief political adviser. The White House insisted at the time that the briefings met the definitions of allowable activities"
FBI raids Office of Special Counsel - International Herald Tribune