FBI serves Apple warrant to obtain iCloud data of NC Sen. Richard BurrBurr is being investigated over controversial stock trades he made based on information about COVID-19.
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Apple was served an FBI warrant demanding access to the iCloud data of Senator Richard Burr.
The Senator for North Carolina is being investigated, after selling off stock in February.
Information obtained from Apple led to a further warrant, granting the seizure of the senator's iPhone.
An FBI warrant served on Apple seeking the iCloud data of Senator Richard Burr has led to the seizure of his iPhone.
As the Los Angeles Times reports:
Federal agents seized a cellphone belonging to a prominent Republican senator on Wednesday night as part of the Justice Department's investigation into controversial stock trades he made as the novel coronavirus first struck the U.S., a law enforcement official said.
Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, turned over his phone to agents after they served a search warran...
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FBI serves Apple warrant to obtain iCloud data of NC Sen. Richard Burr
