FBI Raids Stephen Cloobeck Mansion in Swalwell Investigation

Federal agents searched billionaire Stephen Cloobeck's mansion in Beverly Hills, California, on Tuesday morning as part of an investigation involving former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., according to Fox News. The operation targeted the residence of a longtime supporter of Swalwell's political campaigns as the former congressman faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.

Swalwell resigned from Congress and withdrew from the California gubernatorial race earlier this year after the allegations emerged. At least five women, including a former staff member, have accused him of sexual misconduct or rape, according to the source report.

The FBI had previously searched Swalwell's home in Washington, D.C., in August and seized his electronic devices at San Francisco International Airport during the same operation, according to sources familiar with the incident cited by Fox News. Swalwell was neither arrested nor detained during that operation.

Cloobeck was arrested earlier this year in an unrelated case. He faced charges of attempting to influence witnesses in a criminal case involving his fiancée, according to the report.

The latest search comes amid renewed scrutiny of Swalwell's past relationship with Christine Fang, also known as Fang Fang, who was suspected of having ties to Chinese intelligence. The White House declassified FBI records concerning that relationship on Monday through its new Government Transparency Task Force.

According to the declassified records, Swalwell told FBI agents that he had engaged in intimate relations with Fang on several occasions. The documents state that their last sexual encounter occurred in March 2015, based on Swalwell's account.

The records also show that the FBI interviewed Swalwell about his relationship with Fang in May 2015 and again in March 2016. Fang was suspected of having connections to China's Ministry of State Security, and her parents were reportedly considered known Chinese intelligence officers, according to the source report.

Swalwell addressed the allegations when he announced his resignation from Congress in April. The former lawmaker had served in the House of Representatives for 13 years and left office after facing the threat of expulsion.

"I will fight the serious false allegations made against me," Swalwell wrote at the time of his resignation. "However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make."