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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Federal agents searched the home of Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr. on Monday, but authorities were tight-lipped about what prompted the raid.

Agents in dark blue FBI windbreakers carried white cardboard boxes out of the house, which is about a mile from Atlantic City’s casinos. Earlier they removed a computer and a printer, stashing the items in dark sport utility vehicles.

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Outside the home, FBI agent Jessica Weisman said, “We are here in an official capacity, executing a search warrant. That’s all we can say.”

IRS agents also were on the scene, a spokesman for the service’s criminal investigations unit said Monday.

A phone message was left with Gilliam seeking comment on the investigation.

Gilliam, a Democrat, is in his first year as mayor. The former two-term city councilman defeated Republican incumbent Don Guardian in November 2017 in a contentious election marked by allegations of voter fraud by Guardian.