FBI searches offices of Ohio voting-rights group [View all]

Feds haven’t said what the group is suspected of doing wrong
By: Marty Schladen
June 12, 2026

Two Ohio congresswomen are slamming the FBI over reports that agents on Thursday searched the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, an organization that advocates for voting and labor rights and against outsized corporate power.

Agents also reportedly fanned out across the state to interview people who have worked with the collaborative and in some cases seized their electronic devices such as phones and laptops.

The FBI and the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Prentiss Haney, a board member of the organizing collaborative, confirmed to multiple news outlets that FBI actions happened on Thursday. He and others with the organization couldn’t immediately be reached.

Ohio Democratic U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, who represents Cleveland, said her inquiries haven’t been answered, either ...

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