Virginia Attorney General's office to investigate Washington Commanders' alleged financial improprieties

The Washington Commanders will be investigated by the Virginia Attorney General over allegations of financial improprieties.

The Federal Trade Commission received a letter from the House Oversight and Reform Committee. The letter was sent to the Virginia Attorney General's office, as well as to the attorneys general of Maryland and Washington, D.C., to inform them of alleged financial improprieties by the team.

Miyares told the team it was his responsibility to carefully examine the material facts after they were brought to his attention.

Miyares requested full cooperation and transparency during their inquiry in the letter addressed to Jordan Siev.

Miyares wrote that he had not prejudged the issues.

Stephen Popps will lead the investigation. The Consumer Protection section could be expanded to the Criminal Division based on the findings.

During an interview with the committee on March 14, a former vice president of sales and customer service made allegations. Friedman provided email exchanges with former high-ranking officials while he was with the team.

Friedman accused the team of keeping two accounting books, which allowed them to keep money that would have been earmarked for the league's revenue sharing pool.

The 105-page document the team sent to the FTC rebutted the claims. Emails that they say show they accounted for revenue as well as signed affidavits from four high-ranking team officials were included.

The team said that Friedman, who they labeled a disgruntled former employee, would not have been included in finance or accounting meetings and would not have complete knowledge of their financial matters.

Washington's workplace culture is being investigated by Congress. According to an account by Friedman, a former Washington employee claimed that Dan Snyder tried to force her into his limousine and that he put his hand on her leg during dinner.

The NFL is investigating the claim. The league fined the franchise $10 million for the initial investigation, but she did not talk to the attorney.