Originally posted by: hzl eyed grl
Stay outta jail? What's going on with him?
FBI investigation
On October 18, 2007, the website TMZ.com reported that David Copperfield was being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The raid reportedly stemmed from an ongoing case in Seattle. KTNV-TV Channel 13 in Las Vegas reported that 12 agents stormed a warehouse belonging to Copperfield. The agents seized a computer hard drive, a digital camera system and nearly $US2 million ($2.25 million) in cash.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal printed a story confirming the raid at the warehouse in an investigation of possible sexual misconduct by the illusionist, citing a source with knowledge of the investigation.[10] Copperfield?s accuser, a 21 year old Seattle woman, claimed she was raped, assaulted and threatened by Copperfield while alone with him on his private island in the Bahamas, described as a $50 million private retreat at Musha Cay, in a tiny string of white-sand islands 85 miles southeast of Nassau, Bahamas.[11] The young woman told Seattle police, and later the FBI, that Copperfield raped and struck her during her two days on the island, said sources familiar with her allegations. She said that, afterwards, Copperfield threatened her, telling her she'd better keep quiet, and then escorted her onto a plane.[11] A rape kit was assembled, and a federal source has confirmed that some of her clothing was taken into evidence.
The case is under the FBI?s jurisdiction because the accuser is a U.S. citizen and did not report the incident while staying in the Bahamas.[12]
Copperfield later issued a statement through his attorney denying all allegations of misconduct.