federal fraud trial

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley has responded to Gov. Jay Inslee's concerns over Kelley's firing of three staffers after his federal fraud trial ended, essentially telling the governor to back off. Kelley was elected in 2012 and is in the final year of his term...

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... Re