The FBI has raided the home of Roy McGrath, just two days after the former chief of staff to two-term Maryland GOP Gov. Larry Hogan failed to appear for the start of his criminal trial.
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Joseph Murtha, McGrath’s attorney, confirmed the search in a phone interview with The Associated Press Wednesday afternoon, saying agents were likely looking for anything to indicate McGrath’s current whereabouts. Antold the outlet that agents"conducted court authorized activity at that residence" but declined to elaborate.
"I haven’t a clue. I didn’t see this coming," he said."This behavior is so out of the ordinary for him. Obviously his personal safety is a concern."Laura Bruner, McGrath's wife, was at the Naples, Florida, home during the raid, according to the outlet.for McGrath on Tuesday after an arrest warrant was issued by U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Boardman, who sent the jury home after McGrath's failure to appear.
McGrath faces an eight-count federal indictment. Charges include wire fraud, including securing a $233,648 severance payment equal to one year of salary as the head of. He also faces fraud and embezzlement charges connected to roughly $170,000 in expenses. McGrath has pleaded not guilty.
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