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The Ohio Organizing Collaborative says its Cleveland office was raided by the FBI, with agents interviewing staff and seizing laptops and other devices in a case it says is tied to voter fraud; authorities have not commented, and the situation is developing.
FBI special agents searched the Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s office as part of a Justice Department probe into its voter-registration efforts. A board member accused the Trump administration of voter intimidation, and lawmakers called for transparency as the move fits a broader pattern of election-related actions and Trump’s unfounded fraud claims. The group, formed in 2007 to advance racial and economic justice, also has a past tied to a 2017 fraudulent registration case.
FBI agents raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a pro‑democracy group that helps register voters, and fanned out to staffers’ homes with subpoenas and device searches. Organizers and allies describe the actions as intimidation and say some approached people without warrants, highlighting concerns about voting‑rights enforcement and election integrity in swing states ahead of elections.