FBI raids California home tied to former Congressman Eric Swalwell - US media

FBI officers raided a California home in connection with the investigation into former US Congressman Eric Swalwell, US media reports.

Swalwell, 45, dropped out of California's governor's race earlier this year and gave up his seat in the House of Representatives after allegations of sexual misconduct while in office emerged.

In August, the FBI stopped the former Democratic lawmaker at an airport, seized his electronic devices and raided his Washington DC home as part of the investigation into those allegations.

Swalwell has in the past denied any wrongdoing and his attorney has called them "fabricated".

"These accusations are false, fabricated, and deeply offensive - a calculated and transparent political hit job," his attorney Sara Azari said around the time they were first reported.

The BBC has contacted Swalwell's lawyer for comment.

In statements, the justice department and FBI said only that "early this morning the FBI conducted an operation in the Los Angeles region related to an ongoing criminal investigation. We have no further comment."

The enforcement action took place at a house in Beverly Hills, a source familiar with the inquiry confirmed to the BBC.

Public records indicate the address was associated with Stephen Cloobeck, a billionaire and former California gubernatorial candidate who had once backed Swalwell's campaign for governor.

Swalwell had stayed at the home previously, the Los Angeles Times reported.

An attorney for Cloobeck did not immediately provide comment to the BBC.

In an April interview with the New York Post, Cloobeck said he had stopped supporting Swalwell after multiple women accused the former lawmaker of misconduct.