Attorneys general for Virginia and Washington, DC, launch separate investigations into Washington Commanders' financial dealings

By Melissa Alonso and Abby Bustin, CNN

Updated 0929 GMT (1729 HKT) April 27, 2022

Attorneys general for Virginia and Washington, DC, say they are investigating Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder.

(CNN)Attorneys general in Virginia and Washington, DC, have launched investigations into financial misconduct allegations against the NFL's Washington Commanders and owner Daniel Snyder.

The investigations come after lawmakers in Congress laid out accusations against the team and executives including Synder last week, including that they «may have intentionally withheld millions of dollars in refundable security deposits owed to fans, and concealed revenues that were owed to the NFL as part of the League's revenue-sharing agreement.» NFL tells members of Congress that Washington Commanders are blocking access to documents from team investigationThe chairs of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy co-authored a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier this month, asking for a review of evidence they said shows Snyder and the team «may have engaged in a troubling, long-running, and potentially unlawful pattern of financial conduct that victimized thousands of team fans and the National Football League.CNN reached out to the Commanders Tuesday for comment. Earlier this month, the team strongly denied the claims of financial misconduct in a letter addressed to the FTC, and an attorney speaking for the team said a former team employee who provided information to a Congressional committee lied on „issues big and small.“ Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said on Twitter Monday his office is investigating the allegations.Read MoreThe Maryland