Troy Kelley

Troy Xavier Kelley (born August 16, 1964) is the former Washington State Auditor, and 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]

Troy Kelley
10th Auditor of Washington
In office January 16, 2013 – January 10, 2017
Governor	Jay Inslee
Preceded by	Brian Sonntag
Succeeded by	Pat McCarthy
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the Position 1, 28th legislative district
In office January 8, 2007 – January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Gigi Talcott
Succeeded by	Steve O'Ban
Personal details
Born	Troy Xavier Kelley (1964-08-16) August 16, 1964 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Diane Kelley
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA) State University of New York, Buffalo (JD, MBA)
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1994–present
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Army National Guard

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] The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Kelley’s appeal raises a substantial question of law or fact that is fairly debatable and, if answered in his favor, would result in reversal, a new trial, or a significantly reduced sentence.[7] On July 29, 2020, a three judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Kelley's conviction.[8] Kelly plans to appeal the conviction to the United States Supreme Court.[9]