WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor is looking into allegations of misuse of public funds against a top federal elections official when he was a county election commissioner in the state, two county officials confirmed Monday.

Brian Newby left Kansas for a job as executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in November, 2015. Johnson County spokeswoman Sharon Watson said the county had concerns over findings of an audit done when Newby was an elections official there, and informed the DA.

District Attorney Stephen Howe said in an emailed statement that his office “has and will continue to work with county commissioners” to review Newby’s conduct.

Newby says it would be wrong to say he is under criminal investigation.

His actions in the federal post have angered voting rights activists.