OLYMPIA — A day after his federal trial ended in an acquittal on one count and a deadlocked jury on 14 others, State Auditor Troy Kelley returned to work.
Jurors acquitted Kelley Tuesday of making a false statement. They could not agree on the other 14 federal counts brought against him, including charges of theft, money laundering and tax evasion in connection with a real-estate records business Kelley owned before his 2012 election to the auditor post.
Kelley, a Democrat, earns $120,459 annually. He had been drawing pay during the trial, according to the Auditor’s Office. He has said he will not run for re-election in November.
Through Sheri Sawyer, deputy director for the Auditor’s Office, Kelley on Wednesday declined a request for an interview. Kelley was working Wednesday out of the Auditor’s Office’s Tumwater building, Sawyer said.