U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has confirmed his cellphone was confiscated by the FBI last week after he won the Republican nomination for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District once again.
NewsChannel 5 was the first to report that the FBI issued a search warrant for Ogles, who has received attention for changes in his campaign financial filings.
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