Indictment could follow raid of Thomas' home

An indictment of D.C. Councilman Harry Thomas Jr. could come soon following federal investigators’ raid of his home in Northeast Washington, a former U.S. attorney said.

“Obviously at this point, when you have a seizure of evidence like this, the next step is an indictment,” said Joseph diGenova, the U.S. attorney who prosecuted then-Mayor Marion Barry in 1990. “This is not a terribly complicated case, and I would imagine that an indictment like this could be ready to go in a couple of months without any problem.”