HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Montana Attorney General’s Office will not investigate fraud claims against a Utah lawmaker leading a push for western states to take control of federal public lands.
State Department of Justice spokesman John Barnes says in an email to The Independent Record (https://bit.ly/1JDFYi1 ) that the office found no grounds for investigating Utah Republican state Rep. Ken Ivory.
The Washington D.C.-based Campaign for Accountability filed complaints with the attorneys general of Montana, Utah and Arizona, saying Ivory is defrauding taxpayer funds from local governments.
Ivory is president of the American Lands Council, which is pushing for federal land transfers to the states.
The group raises money by offering memberships that range from $50 a year to $25,000 a year. Counties in some states have contributed money, but none in Montana.
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Information from: Independent Record, https://www.helenair.com
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