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 - March 12, 2009

Two Charged After FBI Raids Former Office of Obama's Pick for Information Officer

The investigation was related to allegations of corruption, one source said, but is not targeting Vivek Kundra. 

A District of Columbia employee and a technology consultant were charged with corruption counts Thursday after FBI agents raided the former office of the man tapped to be President Obama's chief information officer. 

The White House said it was notified in advance of the search at the office of Vivek Kundra, who was formerly the D.C. technology officer. While the raid was happening at his old office, Kundra was giving a speech elsewhere on his new goals for government contracting.

Kundra was not a target of the investigation, a source told FOX News. 

But Yusuf Acar, a city technology worker who worked under Kundra, was charged. He was ordered held without bond pending a hearing Tuesday. Prosecutors said $70,000 in cash was found during a search of Acar's home. Technology consultant Sushil Bansal was released but was ordered not to engage in overseas financial transactions. Bansal is due back in court on April 21.

The White House chief information officer is responsible for overseeing federal technology spending. 

FOX News' Mike Levine and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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