GREENSBORO, N.C. — Senator Richard Burr has turned over his cellphone to federal investigators.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized Burr’s cellphone as part of a probe into controversial stock sales at the induction of the COVID-19 in the United States, according to theLA Times.
Federal agents also served a search warrant at his Washington, D.C. home, according to the report.
The investigation comes as Burr allegedly dumped up to $1.7 million in stocks in the days before the coronavirus wreaked havoc on the economy.