FBI agents are currently at Cliff Rosenberger's personal properties

[brooklynite]

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Agents with the Federal Bureau of investigation are currently at properties belonging to former Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, including his house in Clarksville and a storage unit in Wilmington, according to the Dayton Daily News.

An FBI spokesman confirmed to the Dayton Daily News that agents were on site. Rosenberger's attorney, David Axelrod, confirmed the FBI had a warrant for the search.

Rosenberger has denied any wrongdoing. Axelrod said in a statement they were fully cooperating with authorities.

"We previously offered to provide the information sought today by warrant, and today voluntarily provided additional information not covered by the warrant," Axelrod said. "Speaker Rosenberger has also complied with a requirement to file legal disclosure forms regarding gifts, meals and travel. Speaker Rosenberger has acted lawfully and ethically and looks forward to a positive resolution of the matter."

Read more: https://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2018/05/fbi_agents_are_currently_at_cl.html

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Witch hunt?

[CottonBear]

1. Rosenberger (R) resigned as speaker in April 2018.

Rosenberger, a Republican, resigned in April after news broke that he was under FBI investigation for possible pay-to-play activities involving the payday loan industry. One focus of the investigation is a four-day trip to London that was paid for partly by payday lenders.

https://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2018/05/fbi_agents_are_currently_at_cl.html

It is helpful, for those of us in other states, to provide party ID and some context.

[PatSeg]

2. Absolutely

When I saw the name "David Axelrod", I was wondering. Of course, it turns out it is a different Axelrod.

[CottonBear]

3. The mention of Axelrod confused me as well.

Please, fellow DUers: add R or D or I next to the name in your posts. Also, please provide some context in your four paragraph excerpt.

I’m in Georgia. I’ve never even been to Ohio.

[shraby]

4. I've asked posters to add the name of the town or state to their posts because

not being from the areas being posted about, I usually have no idea where the events are happening.

They tend to forget this, and as you stated, an R or D next to the name helps muchly.

[PatSeg]

5. I noticed that in articles

from local newspapers. Even when you go to the newspaper's site, it can take awhile to figure out what state it is.