FBI agents seized a computer hard drive, memory card from a digital camera and nearly $2 million in cash from a Las Vegas warehouse owned by illusionist David Copperfield on October 18, 2007.
FOX News reported that the investigation is linked to a rape charge filed by a Seattle woman.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303546,00.html The unnamed woman filed a lawsuit against Copperfield on July 29, 2009, seeking unspecified damages.http://www.nypost.com/seven/08202009/news/nationalnews/rape_lawsuit_vs__magician_copperfield_185390.htm
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Las Vegas warehouse belonging to illusionist David Copperfield raided in October of 2007
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FBI seized a computer hard drive, digital camera memory card and nearly $2 million in cash
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Investigation believed to be related to claims Copperfield raped a Washington woman
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Woman claims she was sexually assaulted by Copperfield in the Bahamas in 2007
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Accuser sued Copperfield for unspecified damages in July of 2009
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Copperfield denies the claims, calling it extortion
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No criminal charges, however a grand jury has convened
