Washington state auditor indicted on tax-related charges
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - Washington state auditor Troy Kelley, a Democrat elected in 2012, has been indicted on charges of possession of stolen property, filing false tax returns, and lying to federal agents, a U.S. federal prosecutor said on Thursday.
A Seattle grand jury issued a 10-count indictment against Kelley, 50, of Tacoma, for his alleged scheme to keep stolen money and hide it from both the Internal Revenue Service and those due a refund for home purchases or mortgage refinancings, Acting U.S. Attorney Annette Hayes said.
"Mr. Kelley spun a web of lies in an effort to avoid paying his taxes and keep more than a million dollars that he knew did not belong to him, but instead should have been returned to thousands of homeowners across this state," Hayes said.
He is slated to appear in U.S. District Court in Tacoma later on Thursday, Hayes said in a statement.
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US | Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:05pm EDT
SEATTLE | BY ERIC M. JOHNSON
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