(source: wnep.com) HAZLETON -- State police, the IRS, and other federal agents raided the home of a controversial real estate agent Monday morning.

Agents carried boxes out of the home of Ignacio Beato on Lincoln Street in Hazleton. They were there for about three hours.

The case against Ignacio Beato is growing. What appeared to be a real estate scam in Hazleton may be much more. That's why federal agencies are now involved, with the Luzerne County district attorney's office still leading the investigation -- at least for now.

Federal agents from the IRS, Homeland Security, and HUD raided Beato's home as he still sits in a Florida jail waiting to be extradited to Pennsylvania.

"I know that the public has seen that we did file a theft charge against this individual, however it is much bigger and it does take time," said Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis.

A search warrant on Beato's home comes after months of investigating allegations that Beato took tens of thousands of dollars from people in Hazleton who thought they were buying a home.

It turns out they weren't. Beato allegedly gave them fake deeds...