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FBI raids office of D.C. CTO, Obama appointee

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Posted by Omoter Speaking for Boskone7794 2009-03-12 11:01|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 2 arrested in FBI raid at Obama appointee's office

March 12, 2009 - 12:00pm
WASHINGTON - A D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer employee and contractor have been arrested in a federal bribery sting, sources tell WTOP.

D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer employee Yusuf Acar and Advanced Integrated Technologies Corporation President and CEO Sushil Bansal have been arrested, sources tell WTOP.

Acar, 40, was taken into custody Thursday morning by FBI agents at his home in Northwest D.C.

The FBI is now serving a search warrant at the office of D.C.'s Chief Technology Officer, WTOP has learned.

"We are there as part of a continuing ongoing criminal investigation," FBI Washington Field Office spokesperson Katherine Schweit tells WTOP.

Schweit would not comment on the details of the investigation.

More than a dozen FBI agents - including evidence technicians - at the office, located at 1 Judiciary Square on 4th Street in Northwest, WTOP's Mark Segraves reports.

Most of the employees have been told to go home. Other employees have been segregated into a waiting room.

Segraves reports the FBI's search has expanded from 9th floor offices to 10th floor offices.

A spokesman for D.C.'s U.S. Attorney tells WTOP he cannot discuss the investigation, as it is currently sealed.

On March 5, President Barack Obama named D.C. Chief Technology Officer Vivek Kundra as the federal government's chief information officer.

Kundra's last day was March 4.

Kundra, who was in charge of technology in the District since 2007, has been a consultant to Obama since he won the election.

(Copyright 2009 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)
WASHINGTON - A D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer employee and contractor have been arrested in a federal bribery sting, sources tell WTOP.

D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer employee Yusuf Acar and Advanced Integrated Technologies Corporation President and CEO Sushil Bansal have been arrested, sources tell WTOP.

Acar, 40, was taken into custody Thursday morning by FBI agents at his home in Northwest D.C.

The FBI is now serving a search warrant at the office of D.C.'s Chief Technology Officer, WTOP has learned.

"We are there as part of a continuing ongoing criminal investigation," FBI Washington Field Office spokesperson Katherine Schweit tells WTOP.

Schweit would not comment on the details of the investigation.

More than a dozen FBI agents - including evidence technicians - at the office, located at 1 Judiciary Square on 4th Street in Northwest, WTOP's Mark Segraves reports.

Most of the employees have been told to go home. Other employees have been segregated into a waiting room.

Segraves reports the FBI's search has expanded from 9th floor offices to 10th floor offices.

A spokesman for D.C.'s U.S. Attorney tells WTOP he cannot discuss the investigation, as it is currently sealed.

On March 5, President Barack Obama named D.C. Chief Technology Officer Vivek Kundra as the federal government's chief information officer.

Kundra's last day was March 4.

Kundra, who was in charge of technology in the District since 2007, has been a consultant to Obama since he won the election.

(Copyright 2009 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)

Posted by Omoter Speaking for Boskone7794 2009-03-12 12:09|| 2009-03-12 12:09|| Front Page Top

#2 I smell Crackberries, muzzies, and SPIES!

Posted by Besoeker 2009-03-12 12:17|| 2009-03-12 12:17|| Front Page Top

#3 I smell kiddie p0rn...

Posted by tu3031 2009-03-12 12:18|| 2009-03-12 12:18|| Front Page Top

#4 WASHINGTON (Reuters) The FBI raided the former office of Obama administration official Vivek Kundra in a corruption probe on Thursday but Kundra is not a target of the investigation, a spokeswoman for Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty said.

The FBI was searching the offices of the District of Columbia's chief technology officer, a position formerly held by Kundra, as it investigates employees for corruption there, spokeswoman Mafara Hobson said.

President Barack Obama named Kundra, 34, to be the federal government's chief information officer last week, responsible for overseeing the government's computer systems.

Yusuf Acar, who works in the District's technology office, and another man, Sushil Bansal, were arrested as part of the investigation, FBI spokeswoman Lindsay Godwin said, adding that the charges remain under seal.

Posted by tu3031 2009-03-12 13:12|| 2009-03-12 13:12|| Front Page Top

#5 I assume this adinistration alone could keep the FBI busy on corruption.

Posted by newc">newc 2009-03-12 15:39|| 2009-03-12 15:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Headline at Fark (h/t Instapundit):

Obama is not Jesus. Jesus could actually build a cabinet.

Posted by Mike 2009-03-12 16:05|| 2009-03-12 16:05|| Front Page Top

#7 FBI spokeswoman Lindsay Godwin said, adding that the charges remain under seal, ~~to be opened no earlier than 2079~~.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-03-12 17:33|| 2009-03-12 17:33|| Front Page Top

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