FBI agents execute search warrant on Former Maury County Mayor and Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles.

Late last week FBI agents executed a search warrant on Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles as the first-term Republican faces continuing scrutiny over fraudulent campaign financial reports that he filed.

The Former Maury County Mayor was hit with a search warrant immediately after Ogles defeated Courtney Johnston in the Republican primary as he seeks a second term in the U.S. Congress where the Department of Justice guidelines generally prohibit law enforcement from taking any overt actions in investigations of a political candidate in the 60 days before an election.

Back in May, Ogles filed a series of amended campaign financial reports, admitting he had not personally loaned his campaign $320,000 as he had reported back in 2022.

Other amendments to his campaign financial reports resulted in Ogles retracting claims regarding thousands of dollars in campaign contributions and expenditures that he had previously reported to the Federal Election Commission.

Andy Ogly released the following statement regarding the situation:

"It has been widely reported for months that my campaign made mistakes in our initial financial filings. We have worked diligently with attorneys and reporting experts to correct the errors and ensure compliance going forward.

Last Friday, the FBI took possession of my cell phone. It is my understanding that they are investigating the same well-known facts surrounding these filings. I will of course fully cooperate with them, just as I have with the Federal Election Commission.

I am confident all involved will conclude that the reporting discrepancies were based on honest mistakes, and nothing more."