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FBI raids Contra Costa assessor office, officials' homes

6/10/2026

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Summary

Story summary

FBI agents executed Tuesday search warrants at the Contra Costa County Assessor’s Office and the homes of assessor Gus Kramer and deputy Vince Robb.
The warrants, signed June 4 by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Illman, alleged wire fraud offenses.
Kramer said the raid was meant to intimidate the office over property-value decisions.
Robb, who won the June 2 election, said agents seized his phone and laptops and handcuffed his children.

History

Historical Context

In June 1972, five men were arrested breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex, prompting Acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray to launch an investigation that led to President Nixon’s 1974 resignation. The June 2024 FBI search of the Contra Costa County Assessor’s Office, detaining Supervisor Gus Kramer and deputy Vince Robb, revives that federal-oversight precedent and spurs calls for stricter ethics statutes.

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Story summary

FBI agents executed Tuesday search warrants at the Contra Costa County Assessor’s Office and the homes of assessor Gus Kramer and deputy Vince Robb.
The warrants, signed June 4 by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Illman, alleged wire fraud offenses.
Kramer said the raid was meant to intimidate the office over property-value decisions.
Robb, who won the June 2 election, said agents seized his phone and laptops and handcuffed his children.

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