A self-proclaimed medicine man was arrested Thursday after lying to being an American Indian so he could consume and distribute peyote during religious ceremonies.

James "Flaming Eagle" Mooney, 61, openly uses and distributes the hallucinogen during religious ceremonies, claiming to be a member of the Oklevueha Band of Yamassee Seminole Indians, which are allowed to consume peyote under federal law.

On Monday, federal prosecutors said Monney's tribal membership was fradulent after the tribe revoked Mooney's ID, asking him to stop using their name in connection with his religious activities. Court documents also state The Oklevueha Band is not a federally recognized tribe and does not use peyote during its religious ceremonies.

Both Mooney and his wife, Linda, are scheduled to make a court appearance Friday. Both had previously been charged in 2000 for providing peyote to non-Native American church visitors. They later won a state Supreme Court decision after justices ruled Utah law does not require peyote users to be members of federally recognized tribes.

In April, Mooney filed a federal lawsuit against Utah County officials, requesting the return of seized property, 12,000 peyote buttons, and unspecified monetary compensation.