Top leaders at the Massachusetts Republican Party called on an embattled Cape Cod Democrat to resign from his post after local police in Barnstable said federal prosecutors were investigating the

Barnstable police said in a press release that it received a report about "potential criminal activity” related to state Rep. Chris Flanagan and his reelection campaign. The department said the U.S. attorney's office for Massachusetts has picked up the investigation.

The Massachusetts Republican Party called for the state rep's immediate resignation, alleging “multiple instances of corruption and public deception.”

The US Attorney's Office for Mass. has taken over an investigation into state Rep. Chris Flanagan's alleged criminal activity, Barnstable Police said.

The Massachusetts Republican Party called for the state rep's immediate resignation, alleging “multiple instances of corruption and public deception.”