Just over a year ago, when it was announced that Scott Bloch and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) were investigating scandals involving the Bush administration's political operation, CREW made it clear that Bloch was the wrong person to be investigating anyone:

The Office of Special Counsel (OSC), headed up by highly controversial presidential appointee Scott Bloch, is the wrong entity for this investigation. The fact that OSC has been charged with handling these matters suggests the possibility that the White House is orchestrating a cover-up of its illegal and improper activities.

Bloch has come under widespread criticism for his gross mismanagement and politicization of the office. Bloch is currently under investigation by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for his mistreatment of career appointees, who have alleged the exact kind of retaliation that OSC is designed to investigate. OSC employees have alleged that Bloch has tossed out legitimate whistleblower cases to reduce the office backlog. The probe into Bloch’s conduct has been stymied by the fear of OSC staff that speaking to investigators will result in reprisal. Prominent conservatives, who support Bloch in part because he adopted a sexual orientation policy that makes it more difficult for gay employees to allege discrimination, have called on President Bush to protect Bloch from the OPM investigation.

Today, the FBI raided Bloch's home and office: 

Agents from the FBI and the Office of Personnel Management today raided the headquarters of Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch as part of a probe into whether he obstructed justice by having his computer files erased.

Bloch was served with a subpoena to appear before a federal grand jury in Washington, and about 17 other mid- and high-level employees were served as well, according to a source who has seen the subpoenas. About 20 federal agents were seeking a broad range of records at the Office of Special Counsel headquarters at 1730 M Street NW, and the office's e-mail system was shut down during the search, the source added.

Agents also raided Bloch's home in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, hauling away boxes of files in unmarked cars that pulled up to the residence on Stockade Drive. Agents declined to speak with a reporter, and no one answered the door of the home after the agents left.