An additional 20 or so agents were also at City Hall, where they were seen removing boxes of potential evidence related to Pugh.
The FBI/IRS also executed a search warrant at the offices of lawyers representing Pugh, a source familiar told the 11 News I-Team. It is very unusual for a lawyer's office to get searched, and there is a very high bar for agents to cross to get a judge to authorize such a search because lawyers have many clients who are all protected by confidentiality provisions. In order for the agents to go into that office with a search warrant, they have to be seeking something very specific and limited.
So far, no charges have been filed.
Pugh's LLC received $100,000 from the medical system in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, and in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, according to state filings.
City Solicitor Andre Davis said he learned of the FBI/IRS investigation through news reports.
"The search was limited to the mayor's suite of offices on the second floor of City Hall," Davis said. "I have made the determination that disclosure of the return at this time would be premature and may well impede the success of the ongoing investigation, so I will not be releasing, at this time, and I cannot say when exactly I will release the return."
The developments Thursday have further increased calls for Pugh to resign, including from the governor.
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