HARTFORD BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICES RAIDED BY FEDS

High level sources in law enforcement and at both City Hall and the Hartford Board of Education have confirmed that federal investigators armed with a search warrant seized at least four computers earlier today from the Main Street offices of the Hartford Schools.

The City has remained very tight lipped about the search, and a spokesperson for Mayor Segarra, Maribel LaLuz denied any knowledge and said it "sounded like a hoax".

Nonetheless, sources confirmed that federal investigators seized and removed at least four computers as well as documents believed to be records for Hartford High School and other School Building Committee projects. Sources also said they believed that records  were being seized from Diggs Construction as well. Diggs was the construction manager for former Mayor Eddie A. Perez.

One source said they believed that investigators were also going to a basement storage area at Hartford High School that may contain additional documents.

In June of 2011, a undercover operative for the FBI , William Myles, testified to the corrupt activities involving Hartford school building projects during a trial in New Orleans , Louisiana.

A person at Diggs Construction named Derrick asked how I found out and then said "we have no comment " and hung up.A request for a comment from David Medina of the Hartford Schools has not been returned

WNPR's Jeff Cohen reported on that and his story can be found here