by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2026 — Real World News
As part of its sexual misconduct investigation of disgraced former Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell, FBI agents raided a billionaire’s Beverly Hills mansion on Tuesday.
The FBI targeted Stephen Cloobeck’s mansion in a raid at roughly 6 a.m. local time with at least two dozen agents participating. Authorities searched the massive property for several hours but offered no details about what they found.
The FBI raided Stephen Cloobeck’s mansion on Tuesday as part of its investigation of Eric Swalwell. / Video Image
In August, Swalwell was surrounded by FBI agents at San Francisco International Airport as he deboarded a plane, leading to the seizure of his cellphone and laptop as part of a federal criminal investigation.
Swalwell resigned from Congress and withdrew from the California gubernatorial race earlier this year after facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.
Cloobeck, a billionaire hospitality mogul, political donor, and the founder and former CEO of the timeshare company Diamond Resorts, had backed Swalwell’s run for governor and even let him stay at his SoCal mansion.
When allegations surfaced that Swalwell sexually assaulted multiple women including former staffers, Cloobeck changed his mind and booted him out of the house.
Several people were taken out of the house in handcuffs on Tuesday, but they were all released soon after. Cloobeck was not at the residence at the time of the raid.
A senior law enforcement official told the New York Post the raid was connected to a sex worker, but did not give further details.
Swalwell also faced renewed scrutiny earlier this week after the White House declassified documents related to an FBI probe into his relationship with Christine “Fang Fang” Fang, a suspected Chinese intelligence operative.
Swalwell told FBI agents he had “physical relations” with Fang on a handful of occasions, according to declassified FBI records released Monday by the White House.
Their last sexual encounter occurred in March 2015, according to Swalwell’s account in the FBI records.
The documents were released by the White House’s new Government Transparency Task Force.
Swalwell was interviewed by the FBI first in May 2015 and later in March 2016 regarding his relationship with Fang.
Fang had suspected ties to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), and her parents were reportedly considered known Chinese intelligence officers.
