by Michael Rigert
Staff Writer

Tooele Army Depot officials confirmed Wednesday that the FBI is currently investigating several civilian employees, and that a search for evidence at the depot was conducted earlier that day.

According to a depot press release, for “the past several months, some employees of the Tooele Army Depot (TEAD) have been under investigation by Federal Investigation Services.”

Depot officials said the investigation was centered around “personnel and property at the (depot)”.

Kathy Anderson, a Tooele Army Depot spokeswoman, said officials at the Army facility aren’t aware of which individuals are being investigated or how many employees were part of the FBI probe. She confirmed that the investigation’s subjects were Department of the Army civilian employees at the depot.

A Salt Lake media outlet reported Wednesday night that the FBI had issued search warrants at the depot and to search two depot employees’ homes, including one in Cottonwood Heights.

Bob Wright, an FBI spokesman at the agency’s Salt Lake office, said the investigation is a collaboration of efforts between the FBI, IRS, Army Criminal Investigation Division and other federal agencies.

He emphasized that, as of yet, no charges or arrests against anyone had been made and that the investigation was ongoing.
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