TRENTON, N.J. — FBI agents staged a middle-of-the-night raid Wednesday at the home of Trenton’s mayor, whose administration of the state’s impoverished capital city has been marked by accusations of cronyism and reckless spending.
The agents also searched the home of his brother and a convicted sex offender who was one of his biggest early campaign donors.
Mayor Tony Mack, emerging later from his home, denied any wrongdoing involving his office.
‘‘We have not violated the public trust nor have I violated any of my public duties,’’ he said.
The FBI declined to provide any details.
Under an agreement reached last year, the Democrat can hire department heads only from a pool of applicants the state offers or he risks losing $6 million in state aid. He faces questions on how he financed his campaign.