FBI Raids Local Homes In Project Veritas Probe: Report

MAMARONECK, NY — Federal agents searched the New York homes of people tied to the conservative group Project Veritas, according to the AP.

The raids came weeks after the controversial group received a diary that an anonymous tipster claimed belonged to President Joe Biden’s youngest daughter. In a video posted on YouTube, Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said his conservative media organization had received a grand jury subpoena. He also reported that the homes of current and former Project Veritas employees had been searched by federal law enforcement.

According to NBC News, the FBI was involved in the raids.

UPDATE: The FBI also carried out a court-ordered search of O’Keefe’s apartment in Mamaroneck, early on Saturday morning, according to the New York Times.

An FBI spokesman would only confirm that agents had conducted "court authorized law enforcement activity" at an apartment in Manhattan and an address in Mamaroneck, when pressed by the New York Times. The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan declined to comment on the grand jury investigation.

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Mamaroneck-based Project Veritas was founded in 2011. The conservative media outfit's undercover video recordings have created controversy, not only for apparently exposing misdeeds by often high power targets, but have also led to allegations the videos themselves employed misleading editing and inappropriate out-of-context hidden camera interviews.