Mystery Surrounds Magician Copperfield
Late this afternoon, our office got a reliable tip about a POSSIBLE raid on a warehouse POSSIBLY owned by famous magician David Copperfield.
Over the course of the next hour and a half, I called every FBI contact I know and others as well. Suprisingly, I was reffered to the FBI Seattle office. The Seattle office is very tight lipped. They said only this:
“We have an ongoing investigation in the Las Vegas area stemming from a case here in the Seattle area. The investigation is active.”
They also told me they wont be putting out a press release any time tonight and likely not tomorrow either.
They WILL NOT say on the record if the raid involves Copperfield — but multiple contacts, including Copperfield’s PR people say there is an investigation involving only the feds. He may not be the object, but he may be somehow indirectly involved.
Copperfield’s attorney has told me he made a promise to investigators to make no comments and he held that pledge when I spoke with him.
We are working all of our contacts at this hour to try and sort this out.
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Adam Housley has been with FNC since 2001 as a Los Angeles-based
correspondent. He has covered news ranging from wildfires in California
to political unrest in Venezuela and was one of the few reporters who
witnessed the execution of Stanley “Tookie” Williams. 
Now this is wild! Did an elephant disappear or something?
This is a Fox News Alert: the Mutts and Moms people involved in the Ellen de Generes dog debacle, apparently just showed up and tried to take Britney Spears kids from her -I’M KIDDING
Hey Adam: If I wanted to buy a digital camera but had never had one before (beginner photographer) what kind of camera would you suggest..? I want something good for taking pics when I hike with my dogs and things like that, but nothing to over-priced. Thanks.
Rumor here at FBI headquarters in DC is that Copperfield somehow created the illusion that there were guns involved at recent sports figure’s memorabilia sale in Las Vegas. Apparently he was able to turn a jersey, number 32, into a .32 caliber snub nosed Saturday night special. The Seatle office is apparently interested in seeing if he can reverse that feat, by turning a .32 caliber snub nose into a number 32 running back………….the Seahawks need to improve their running game.
We really apreciate you giving us this information… I appreciate it.
Now he’s the guy that makes things disappear, that’s ironic. You must have multiple address books Adam.
This is a mystery! What could it be???
Great work Housley……want to help me with some play-by-play ?
Been digging around for more info on this and there is not much. Wonder what happened in Seattle…..
His warehouse, located in an industrial section of the city, is rarely seen by anybody other than magic scholars, according to Forbes magazine, which got a rare glimpse last year.
The magazine said the two-story building, which Copperfield calls the International Museum & Library of the Conjuring Arts, contains “an Ali Baba’s trove of sports cars, vintage automatons, gargoyle heads, gadgetry and an electric chair,” as well as 80,000 books, illusions, posters and memorabilia.
Copperfield is among the richest entertainers in the world. According to Forbes, Copperfield earned $57 million in 2003, ranking him that year as the 10th-highest paid globally.
Will you be going back to Vegas to cover this one, or on to Seattle to track down the beginning?
This is very intriguing. He needs to make a press release before everyone’s imaginations turn this into something bizarre!
Strange! It has just been announced that a woman claimed David Copperfield raped her in the Bahamas; what is the connection with a warehouse raid in Seattle? What is the Las Vegas connection?
Huh?
They were looking for cameras and computer memory cards, right? I could see a possible link to the alleged rape. Man, I kind of hate to read about this one. I used to get a big kick out of Copperfield.
Adam – thanks so much for the camera advice, I’ll go to that Best Buy on Sawtelle/Mississippi at lunch time and let you know what I get. Thanks again.
I’d say this might be one of his “slight of hands” gone wrong!
Bet he can’t make THIS disappear!
Ummm…$2 mill in storage…do I hear the IRS making a mad rush?
Copperfield-
I wish I had $2 million laying around my house- I am lucky to find two dollars!
Don’t you think if you are going to be raped, you would immediately do something about it and not let time linger on? Or is she an illusionist herself?
Yea, if I were a rapist the first thing I would do is put it on my computer so law enforcement could find it!!! How stupid would that be? Regarding the 2mil, if he is worth 57mil, 2mil would be chump change. I just don’t get it.