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Feds seize records at home of state Senate leader's son
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| Contributor | Patrick |
| Last Edited | Patrick Dec 16, 2004 02:23am |
| Category | Scandal |
| News Date | Dec 16, 2004 12:00am |
| Description | Federal agents raided the Oakland home of state Senate leader Don Perata's son Wednesday as part of an expanding corruption investigation that is said to focus on whether the lawmaker accepted payments in exchange for wielding political influence.
Seven FBI agents and two Internal Revenue Service investigators seized records from the Rose Avenue home of Nick Perata, who runs a political direct-mail business. The company has received payments from political campaigns affiliated with his father in recent years; at the same time, Nick Perata has paid personal income to the senator.
After a five-hour search, agents emerged with two computers, five brown grocery bags filled with evidence and a cardboard box filled with papers.
FBI Agent Steven Coffin, who headed the search, declined to discuss the investigation. |
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