GOP lawmaker’s fraud crusade takes dramatic turn as scandal engulfs his own career

After spending years railing against fraud, Utah Republican state Rep. Trevor Lee has resigned after being charged with fraud himself.

The Utah Attorney General’s Office filed criminal charges against Lee on Monday, accusing him of forging documents and engaging in fraud in order to obtain a home loan. Prior to the charges, Lee had pushed legislation aimed at combating unemployment fraud and publicly praised efforts to expose the sweeping fraud scandals that have rocked Minnesota in recent years.

In one video obtained by prosecutors, the CEO of a Utah water company “stated that Lee had requested cash advances totaling $93,000 to...