| Office | 10th Auditor of Washington |
|---|---|
| Governor | Jay Inslee |
| Term start | January 16, 2013 |
| Term end | January 11, 2017 |
| Predecessor | Brian Sonntag |
| Successor | Pat McCarthy |
| State house 1 | Washington |
| District 1 | 28th |
| Term start 1 | January 8, 2007 |
| Term end 1 | January 14, 2013 |
| Predecessor 1 | Gigi Talcott |
| Successor 1 | Steve O'Ban |
| Birth name | Troy Xavier Kelley |
| Birth date | 1964 (age 62–63) |
| Birth place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Diane Kelley |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) State University of New York, Buffalo (JD, MBA) |
| Website | Official website |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service years | 1994–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Army Reserve |
Troy Xavier Kelley (born 1964) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 10th Washington State Auditor from 2013 to 2017, and is a member of the Democratic Party.[1] He is a lieutenant colonel JAG officer in the Washington National Guard. Kelley was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 28th Legislative District from 2007 to 2013. In 2017 he was convicted[2] of multiple counts of possession of stolen property, making false declarations in a court proceeding and tax fraud.[3]
He was elected as Washington State Auditor in 2012[4] and was indicted by the United States Department of Justice for mortgage fraud and related crimes in early 2015. At the end of his first trial on April 26, 2016, he was acquitted of one charge of making false statements. The jury deadlocked on the remaining counts. The trial ended in a mistrial on 14 of the 15 counts. At the end of his retrial on December 20, 2017, he was acquitted of five charges of money laundering, and convicted of nine felony charges including counts of possession of stolen property, making false declarations in a court proceeding and tax fraud.[5] On April 26, 2018, in response to a motion by the defense, prosecutors conceded the count of conviction for corrupt interference with an IRS investigation should be dismissed after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the government’s theory was contrary to the law. On June 29, 2018, Kelley was sentenced to a year and a day in jail, plus a year's probation. A request for forfeiture of $1.4 million was rejected by the judge and a hearing on restitution was scheduled for September 2018.[6] On July 29, 2020, a three judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Kelley's conviction.[7] The United States Supreme Court denied Kelley's appeal[8] and Kelley began serving his 1-year sentence in July 2021.[9] Kelley was disbarred by order of the Washington State Supreme Court on August 29, 2024.[10]
References
- ^ "Washington State Auditor's Official website"
- ^ "Former state auditor Troy Kelley convicted of 9 felonies in federal retrial on theft, tax-fraud charges". The Seattle Times. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "Former state auditor Troy Kelley convicted of 9 felonies in federal retrial on theft, tax-fraud charges". The Seattle Times. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "Troy Kelley". votesmart.org. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Washington State Auditor Troy X. Kelley Indicted For Filing False Tax Returns, False Declarations, Obstruction And Possession Of Stolen Property". U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western District of Washington. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Former Washington state auditor sentenced to year in prison, Seattle Times, Rachel La Corte (AP), June 29, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-state auditor Troy Kelley's fraud conviction upheld, ordered to prison". KOMO News. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ Jenkins, Austin (March 23, 2021). "Former WA state auditor faces prison after U.S. Supreme Court denies petition for review". KUOW. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Jenkins, Jenkins (July 6, 2021). "Former Washington Auditor Troy Kelley reports to prison after last minute delay effort". KUOW NPR. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "WSBA Disciplinary Notice Directory". Washington State Bar Association. Retrieved November 23, 2024.