David Copperfield Would Like To Make The FBI Disappear (update)

David Copperfield Would Like To Make The FBI Disappear (update)
David Copperfield’s warehouse, which he calls the International Museum & Library of the Conjuring Arts, was raided by federal agents his week. They also checked oinvestigated the MGM Nightclub on the Vegas Sstrip where David performed Wednesday night, before he flies out (in a plane, not by himself like he does in his act) to Indonesia. He is scheduled to return for more shows at the MGM in November.

A dozen agents from Seattle carted away a computer hard drive, a memory chip from a digital camera and close to $2 million in cash during a late-night raid Wednesday on the famed magician’s Sin City storage space, KLAS-TV reports.

An FBI spokesperson said that out-of-state agents get involved when tips originate in their area, meaning the warehouse was in some way connected to an investigation that originated in Washington—although what the investigation concerns is now anyone’s guess.

After the raid, Copperfield’s attorney issued a statement confirming that the search took place.

“We understand there is an investigation, [we] are in touch with the investigators, and are respecting the confidentiality of the investigation,” lawyer David Chesnoff said.

E! Online

Watch what you’ve collected closely FBI - David could make it disappear with just a wave of his hand.

Unfortunately, a computer hard drive and a memory card from a camera makes it sound suspiciously like David has been viewing some inappropriate material and maybe making some at home versions of the same. I’m not sure why the cash was seized, but I guess it is pretty unusual to find $2 million just lying around. Well, it is at my house! Tax evasion?

Apart from old computers and a bit of cash, David apparently also keeps Houdini memorabilia, magic books, posters, historic documents, an electric chair, gargoyle heads and more prosaic items like vintage cars. The International Museum & Library of the Conjuring Arts isn’t an actual museum, and visitors are only at David’s discretion, so perhaps the FBI were just very, very curious about magic.

Update By Celebitchy: TMZ reports that Copperfield is accused of raping a woman while they were in the Bahamas. Since it is outside US jurisdiction and she reported it here, the feds got involved.

Published 10/19/07 by


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