A Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group has asked three state attorneys general to investigate a Utah lawmaker who has led a push for western states to take control of federal public lands, the AP reports, saying Utah state Rep. Ken Ivory has actually been funneling money raised for the push to himself and his wife. The Campaign for Accountability sent letters Monday to officials in Utah, Montana and Arizona asking them to investigate Ivory and a nonprofit group he runs, the American Lands Council.

"By soliciting taxpayer funds for an organization that exists largely to funnel money to both Rep. Ivory and his wife, Rep. Ivory appears to be engaging in fraud," the Campaign for Accountability said in the letters. Ivory, a Republican from West Jordan, Utah, called the complaints shameful and "bullying tactics to stifle legitimate political debate."

Representatives for the Utah and Montana attorneys general said they received the letter Monday and would review it. You can read the full report here from AP reporter Michelle L. Price in Salt Lake City.