JAKE PAUL RAID IN CONNECTION WITH SCOTTSDALE INVESTIGATION, FEDS SAY, AS FIREARMS REPORTEDLY SEIZED FROM HOME.

When news of the raid initially broke on August 5, the reason behind it was unclear, but a spokesperson for the FBI in Phoenix confirmed to Fox News hours later that the raid was in connection with their investigation into the "criminal acts surrounding the incident at Scottsdale Fashion Square in May 2020," of which Paul is allegedly part.

"The FBI is investigating allegations of criminal acts surrounding the incident at Scottsdale Fashion Square in May 2020," the spokesperson told Fox News at the time.

YOUTUBE STAR JAKE PAUL'S CALIFORNIA HOME RAIDED BY FBI IN CONNECTION WITH ONGOING FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.

Back in May, Paul was allegedly involved in what local authorities called a "riot" at the Scottsdale Fashion Square in Arizona, and was charged with criminal trespass and unlawful assembly after he allegedly joined a group of looters at the mall amid a slew of protests throughout the country sparked by the death of George Floyd while in police custody.

However, police in Scottsdale, Ariz., said last week that they were dismissing charges of criminal trespassing and unlawful assembly against Paul and two others “so that a federal criminal investigation can be completed,” but that they may be refiled later.

After the Arizona incident, police offered a statement to Fox News

"Following the riots and looting that occurred on the evening of May 30th 2020 at Scottsdale Fashion Square mall, the Scottsdale Police Department received hundreds of tips and videos identifying social media influencer, Jake Joseph Paul (23), as a participant in the riot,” they said at the time

“Our investigation has revealed that Paul was present after the protest was declared an unlawful assembly and the rioters were ordered to leave the area by the police