The Ronald McDonald House Charities program, a global philanthropic initiative, is under investigation in Russia by federal prosecutors.
Russian officials suspect the McDonald's charity, not registered as a foreign agent in the country, is possible evading taxes and laundering money, the Washington Post reports.
"They use donations from ordinary Russians, so that is why we want to know how this money is spent," State Duma Deputy Andrei Krutov said during an interview, the newspaper reports.
"I am talking only about financial aspects of their activities, and technical questions about their work. We do not want you to think that we have political reasons for doing this."
McDonald's has also come under fire in Russia for health concerns and menu options. The company rapidly expanded in the country following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
For now, Ronald McDonald House Charities program officials are denying the accusations and are in talks with government officials to resolve the issue.
"If you look at the bigger picture, they started unannounced checks of McDonald's at the end of July - now we've had over 200 unannounced checks done so far," Russia's Ronald McDonald House Charities official Svetlana Polyakova said, the Washington Post also reports.
"The charity has helped thousands of Russian children and families in challenging life circumstances."
Russian prosecutors have not announced plans moving forward.
