Popular Website’s Headquarters Raided by NYPD

More than a dozen police showed up this morning at the office that serves as the shared headquarters for Newsweek magazine and IBT Media, which rebranded in 2017 as Newsweek Media Group, according to multiple sources who were present.

The reason for the visit was not clear, but one employee said police were taking photos of the company’s servers.

Employees said the police appeared to be from the NYPD, but a spokesperson for the NYPD said its officers were not involved, saying it was the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation. A spokesperson for the DA’s office declined to comment.

BREAKING: Newsweek raided by cops https://t.co/O59zOLeU6C

— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) January 18, 2018

The office is at 7 Hanover Square in New York’s financial district. Police also visited the office in December, a former employee said. Employees were told that it was because a white substance had been mailed to Executive News Director Ken Li, which they were then told turned out to be a false alarm.

Representatives for Newsweek Group did not immediately respond to questions. (Read more from “Popular Website’s Headquarters Raided by NYPD” HERE)

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