SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - A Southwest Florida State Representative who's facing an ethics complaint is refusing to talk about the charges against him.

Republican Paige Kreegel is accused of encouraging an aide to lie about public records request and collect information on a political challenger on state time.

“Remember that the process needs to work its way out, and I shouldn't really prejudice it with a comment,” said Kreegel.

Just last week, House Speaker Marco Rubio named a panel of five house members to investigate the complaint against Kreegel.