LA deputy mayor placed on leave after FBI raids home for allegedly making bomb threat
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Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brian Williams was placed on leave after he allegedly made a bomb threat on City Hall in September, and his home has since been raided by the FBI.
On Wednesday, LA Mayor Karen Bass’s office released a statement on Williams’ being placed on leave. Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
"The Mayor's Office was notified that the FBI searched the home of Deputy Mayor Brian Williams yesterday as part of an investigation into a bomb threat he allegedly made against City Hall earlier this year," LA deputy mayor of communications Zach Seidl said in the statement provided to Fox News Digital. "He was immediately placed on administrative leave. The Mayor takes this matter very seriously." Story tips and ideas can be sent to Greg.Wehner@Fox.com and on Twitter @GregWehner.
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