TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The first Washington state official indicted in 35 years escaped conviction at his five-week federal fraud trial, but that doesn't mean others in state government are any happier that he remains in office.

Gov. Jay Inslee says serious questions remain about Troy Kelley's ability to keep serving as state auditor, even after a jury deadlocked on the key charges against him.

Kelley, a Democrat elected in 2012, is the state official charged with rooting out waste and fraud in government operations. He took a seven-month leave before returning to work in December, but has otherwise spent the past year rebuffing calls for his resignation.

Prosecutors accused Kelley of pocketing $3 million in fees that they said he should have refunded to homeowners when he ran a real-estate services business.

After deliberating for 3½ days, the jury failed to reach a decision on 14 counts, including whether Kelley possessed stolen money.

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