- About two dozen NYPD officers and investigators raided the Newsweek offices in New York City on Thursday, according to multiple reports
- Sources said that the agents were taking pictures of the company’s servers
- They didn’t download anything off of the servers, but did take pictures of the serial numbers
- It’s unclear what the investigators are looking for as neither the NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney’s Office commented
About two dozen NYPD officers and investigators from the Manhattan district attorney’s office stormed the Newsweek magazine offices in New York City on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
Sources told the New York Post and The Outline that the agents were taking pictures of the company’s servers, and their corresponding serial numbers.
They did not appear to download anything off of the servers.
About two dozen NYPD officers and investigators raided the Newsweek offices in New York City on Thursday, according to multiple reports (above a cover of the magazine in 2014)
Sources said that the agents were taking pictures of the company’s servers (above, the building that houses the company’s offices, 7 Hanover Square)
It’s unclear why the investigators showed up at the offices in 7 Hanover Square, but the IRS did recently place a $1.2million federal tax lien against co-founder Etienne Uzac.
Uzac and Jonathan Davis co-founder IBT Media in 2006, and in 2013 they expanded their business by buying Newsweek.
Last year, the company was rebranded as the Newsweek Group.
The co-fouders have also been connected to the controversial Christian sect leader David Jang.
Etienne Uzac (left) and Jonathan Davis (right) co-founder IBT Media in 2006, and in 2013 they expanded their business by buying Newsweek. Last year the company was rebranded the Newsweek Group
The co-fouders have also been connected to the controversial Christian sect leader David Jang (pictured)
Christianity Today released a report in 2012, claiming that Jang was an investor and was exercising control over the company.
Both Uzac and Davis denied those claims.
A source told The Outline that officers visited the office in December as well. That time, officers said it was because someone had sent a white substance to Executive News Director Ken Li. That turned out to be a false alarm.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office declined to comment when reached by The Outline. The NYPD said its officers weren’t involved when reached by the Post and The Outline.
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