Authorities raid home of Subway spokesman Jared Fogle — News Item

Though Fogles attorney has stated that Fogle has not been arrested or charged with any crime, according to The Washington Post earlier today the Federal Bureau of Investigation was seen interviewing the ex- Subway spokesperson and removing computers and electronic equipment from his home.

Subway restaurant spokesman Jared Fogle was escorted from his home in Zionsville by investigators Tuesday morning in a search that the company says may be linked to a ex- Jared Foundation executive’s earlier arrest.

The separation was jarring because the 37-year-old everyman has become a familiar face around the world.

FBI agent Wendy Osborne said the agency was conducting an investigation in Zionsville, an affluent Indianapolis suburb, but wouldn’t say whether it involved Fogle or describe the nature of the investigation.

As of this posting, Jared’s trousers Dance, a Subway kid’s game available on the site, remains active.

Fogle has been cooperating with the federal investigation, attorney Ron Elberger told the Indianapolis Star.

Soon Fogle was making appearances around the country, standing up as grand marshal at a Subway-sponsored NASCAR race, carrying the 2002 Olympic torch through Indiana on its way to Salt Lake City and doing the coin toss at the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. Again, the company has suspended its relationship with Fogle.

He served as a Subway pitchman in the ensuing years.

Jared Fogle outside his home on July 7. The company began a regional ad campaign that first aired on January 1, 2000. At the time, Fogle said he still traveled regularly throughout the year on behalf of Subway.

“I don’t eat (Subway) every single day anymore”.

Fogle’s relationship with Subway dates back to 1999, after a newspaper ran a story about how he lost weight – his waist once measured 62 inches – by eating Subway sandwiches. Last month, Subway followed in the footsteps of other food chains that pledged to remove artificial flavors, colors and preservatives from its menu- but some say Subway is having trouble keeping up with shifting attitudes about what is healthy is.

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is strongly defending his office’s decision to release a Mexican man who was in the US illegally and who is now suspected in the killing of a woman at a sightseeing pier.

Subway has over 44,000 restaurants in 110 countries.