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Last week, the home of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small was raided by law enforcement officials. Rumors have been flying about why the search warrant was executed, so Small decided to address what really happened.

Alongside his lawyer, Ed Jacobs, Small stated that the search was, in fact, related to a family issue. “I have nothing to hide,” Small said during a news conference in the Jersey Shore town.

The mayor also explained that the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office did execute a search warrant at his property on March 28, but the office only took a cellphone and laptops from his home.

Small emphasized that there were no drugs, stolen money or weapons in his home. “They did all of this just for a cellphone and laptops, because they want to think that there’s some kind of communication going on,” he stated.

He also said that raid was part of an ongoing investigation that has lasted around three or four months. One of the most disturbing rumors accused Small of hitting his allegedly pregnant teenage daughter, Jada, which he quickly dispelled.

“My daughter is not pregnant. My daughter has never been pregnant. My daughter is not pregnant with twins,” said the mayor. However, he did not answer the question if he has ever hit her. Instead, his attorney did the talking.

“We aren’t going to respond to any questions about allegations in this investigation,” Jacobs stated.

Small later said: “There’s a lot of politics going on and I’m going to let the media connect the dots.”

Shortly after the press conference, Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office released a statement on the investigation insisting their officers were stringent in their search: “Standard operating procedures and protocols in executing residential search warrants were utilized to ensure the safety of all occupants of the residence, neighbors, and law enforcement alike.”