On Wednesday, the FBI and state police conducted a raid at the upstate New York residence of Scott Ritter, a former U.N. weapons inspector, as confirmed by Fox News Digital.
Witnesses reported seeing agents entering Ritter’s home in Delmar on Wednesday afternoon.
The purpose of the raid remains uncertain, and it is unclear if Ritter was present at the time, given his past legal issues.
The upstate New York residence of Scott Ritter, former chief weapons inspector for the U.N. Special Commission, was raided by the FBI and state police on Wednesday. (David McNew/Getty Images)
“I can confirm that FBI personnel are at a residence on Dover [Drive] performing law enforcement activities related to an ongoing federal investigation,” an FBI Albany spokesperson informed Fox News Digital. “Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, [Department of Justice] policy restricts me from providing further comments.”
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The raid occurred just one day after Ritter shared a photo enjoying a meal with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“Burgers with Bobby!” he captioned the image.
In a June appearance on Andrew Napolitano’s podcast, Ritter reported that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had recently confiscated his passport while he was about to board a flight to Russia.
He stated that CBP agents informed him that the State Department had ordered the passport seizure without any further explanation.
The exterior view of the State Department complex on March 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Ritter, who served as the U.N.’s chief weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, was convicted in 2011 of offenses related to a minor.
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This raid marks the second time in less than a decade that Ritter has been accused of attempting to engage in illicit acts with minors. In 2001, he became the target of a police sting operation after allegedly trying to solicit a police officer posing as a 16-year-old girl in Colonie, New York.
Those charges were ultimately dismissed, and the case was sealed.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Fox News’ David Spunt and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
