The FBI and New York State Police raided the upstate New York home of Scott Ritter, a former U.N. weapons inspector. This according to a Fox News report.
FBI agents and state police were seen entering Ritter’s home Wednesday afternoon.
FBI raids New York home of former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter: 'Ongoing federal investigation' https://t.co/j5v961xw48
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 7, 2024
“I can confirm FBI personnel are at a home on Dover [Drive] conducting law enforcement activity in connection with an ongoing federal investigation,” an FBI Albany spokesperson told Fox News this week. “As the investigation is ongoing, [Department of Justice] policy prevents me from commenting further.”
The reason for the raid was unclear. But reports say Ritter has faced legal trouble in the past.
Ritter, who was the U.N.’s chief weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, was convicted in 2011 of sex-related crimes involving an underage girl.
It was the second time in less than a decade Ritter was accused of trying to lure underage girls into illicit sex. In 2001, he was the subject of a police sting after authorities said he attempted to lure a Colonie, New York, police officer posing as a 16-year-old girl.
The charges were eventually dismissed, and the case was sealed.
Appearing on Andrew Napolitano’s podcast in June, Ritter said U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had recently seized his passport as he was about to board a flight bound for Russia.
Ritter said CBP agents told him the State Department ordered them to seize his passport without further explanation.
The raid came a day after Ritter posted a photo of him grabbing a bite with independent presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Burgers with Bobby! pic.twitter.com/J5fF2MepKd
— Scott Ritter (@RealScottRitter) August 7, 2024
This is an on-going story. Check back for more updates.