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Utah prosecutors considered — but then declined — charging a charter school founder. But state attorneys have filed a new lawsuit against the school.

The Utah attorney general’s office weighed earlier this year whether to prosecute the founder of a mismanaged charter school for possible financial misconduct. But, in the end, investigators determined there was not enough evidence to secure a conviction.

“The attorneys weren’t confident they were going to get anything,” said Richard Piatt, spokesman for the office.

The decision to not charge Michael Farley, who created the American International School of Utah, was made in February. A law firm hired by the charter had reviewed Farley’s work after his departure, and sent its allegations to the attorney general’s office.