HOUSTON — The FBI confirmed Friday that it is helping the Harris County District Attorney’s office in its ongoing investigation at Metro.
This week a team of investigators from both the DA’s office and the FBI descended upon Metro headquarters as a part a part of an ongoing criminal investigation looking into allegations of improperly shredded public documents.
Metro President and CEO Frank Wilson previously admitted his agency had shredded some documents but said he did not know what was shredded. Houston attorney and former city controller Lloyd Kelley is suing the transit authority and alleges some of the shredding was related to a public information request he filed with Metro.
Metro’s has denied any shredding is related to Kelley’s request.
An FBI spokesperson emphasized that her office is not taking a lead role, saying: "That case is being worked by the DA's office. They did request some assistance yesterday from us, but you would have to ask them about it. Don't know if that assistance continues into today."
“The FBI usually does things without telling the media about it,” 11News legal analyst Gerald Treece said. “The fact of the matter is, we won't know what the FBI's involvement is until something happens publicly in front of a public proceeding.”
Metro did not respond to questions from KHOU about the FBI’s involvement. The agency instead released a statement saying it is fully cooperating with the district attorney.
The statement also confirmed investigators from the DA are reviewing, as a part of their investigation, documents on Metro computers, laptops, and Blackberries.
