Rep. Andy Ogles faces FBI probe for fabricating $320,000 campaign loan

Rep. Andy Ogles reported a $320,000 “personal loan” to his campaign for over two years before admitting in 2024 that the actual amount was $20,000.

Investigators documented over $1 million in campaign-finance discrepancies, including a $700,000 undisclosed line of credit, phantom vendor payments, and a seized phone and email.

The FBI seized Ogles’ phone and email on Aug. 2, 2024—the day after his Republican primary win (55%–44%).

On a unanimous 6-0 vote, the Office of Congressional Ethics recommended a full House Ethics Committee investigation into Ogles’ filings.

Eight days after Ogles introduced a constitutional amendment on Jan. 23, 2025, to allow a third presidential term, Middle District federal prosecutors withdrew from his case on Jan. 30, 2025, with no public explanation.

Ogles claimed $450,000 in total fundraising but had only about $250,000 in actual donations, inflating his figures with the fabricated loan.

Campaign reports show payments to phantom vendors, including $14,000 to JL Tech Sales (a plastics manufacturer), $8,327.50 to India-based Tachyon Tech, and $3,520 via Venmo transactions.

Ogles represents a safely Republican district (Cook PVI R+11), won his 2024 general election by 57%–40%, and faces multiple primary challengers in 2026.

He has stalled the FBI investigation since Oct. 2024 using Speech and Debate Clause motions before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alistair Newbern.