By CBS 17 Digital Desk
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized a cellphone belonging to North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr as part of a probe into controversial stock sales at the induction of COVID-19 in the United States, a law enforcement official told the LA Times.
On Wednesday, Burr, who serves as the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, turned over his phone as federal agents served a search warrant at his Washington, D.C. home.
The FBI reached out to Burr in late March to determine whether he exploited advance information when he dumped as much as $1.7 million in stocks in the days before the coronavirus wreaked havoc on the economy.
Burr’s selloff amounted to between $628,000 and $1.72 million. The stock sales were first reported by ProPublica and The Center for Responsive Politics. He was one of several senators whose financial dealings generated scrutiny in recent months.
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