FBI Searches Beverly Hills Home in Probe of Former Rep. Eric Swalwell

Federal agents searched a Beverly Hills mansion early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, as part of an investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress in April after multiple women came forward with sexual misconduct allegations.

The home belongs to Stephen Cloobeck, a developer and founder of the Diamond Resorts International timeshare company, who has donated to Swalwell's campaigns. People familiar with the investigation said Swalwell spent time at the residence before leaving office. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.

FBI spokesperson Lourdes Arocho confirmed the operation. "Early this morning the FBI conducted an operation in the Los Angeles region related to an ongoing criminal investigation," Arocho said. "We have no further comment."

Swalwell, a California Democrat, has denied criminal wrongdoing. Messages seeking comment were left with lawyers for Swalwell and Cloobeck. The search follows an August operation in which federal agents took electronic devices from Swalwell at San Francisco International Airport and searched his Washington home.

The allegations against Swalwell began with a woman who said he sexually assaulted her twice, including once while she worked for him. The San Francisco Chronicle first reported those claims, and CNN later reported that three other women alleged Swalwell sent them unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos.

Prosecutors in Manhattan are also examining Swalwell. The office of District Attorney Alvin Bragg said a former staffer told CNN and the Chronicle that Swalwell raped her at a New York hotel in 2024, when he was in the city for a charity gala. Bragg's office encouraged "survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations to contact our Special Victims Division." Los Angeles prosecutors have also been weighing charges.

Cloobeck told the New York Post in April that he had ended his association with Swalwell as accusations mounted. "I am no longer associated with a man that takes advantage of women," Cloobeck said at the time. "I support women's rights."

Swalwell represented a House district east of San Francisco and served seven terms. He ran briefly for president in 2019 and was later seen as a leading candidate in California's governor's race before dropping out after the allegations surfaced. In 2023, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy removed Swalwell from the Intelligence Committee over his contact with Christine Fang, whom investigators identified as a suspected Chinese spy. Federal investigators alerted Swalwell to their concerns in 2015, and a House Ethics Committee inquiry opened in 2021 closed two years later without action.