The latest on the Solyndra disaster:
The investigation into bankrupt solar panel company Solyndra LLC deepened Friday amid reports that the FBI had searched the homes of the CEO and two other people.
Agents had questioned CEO Brian Harrison on Thursday, in addition to company co-founder and head of marketing Kelly Truman and former CEO Chris Gronet, said David Miller, a spokesman for Fremont, Calif.-based Solyndra. “Yeah, they did go to his house and speak to him briefly,” Miller said, referring to Harrison. “I don’t know what they may have taken. I believe they took a look at his computer.” The U.S. Department of Energy had granted Solyndra more than $500 million in federal loans before the company closed last week, laying off 1,100 people. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday. Solyndra also was heavily backed by the Tulsa-based George Kaiser Family Foundation. Through one of the foundation’s investment arms, Argonaut Ventures, the foundation amassed a 39 percent stake in the company. It was among several hundred private investors. The FBI and Energy Department conducted a surprise raid of the company’s headquarters Thursday, seizing boxes of records.
Oh my. How soon until there is a call for a special prosecutor?





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