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Troy Kelley's Attorney Wants Criminal Case Split Up, Some Charges Dismissed

Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley in a photo his office posted to social media January 16, 2015.
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Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley in a photo his office posted to social media January 16, 2015.

The attorney for indicted Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley wants some of the charges against his client dropped. Attorney Angelo Calfo is also petitioning a judge to break apart the criminal indictment into separate trials.

Calfo is approaching the Troy Kelley case like a drawn-out boxing match. In his latest court filings, Calfo suggested the 48-page indictment against Kelley is a case of prosecutors throwing “as much mud on the wall to see if it can stick.” Calfo has asked a judge to split up the 17-count indictment into “manageable, smaller pieces” to comply with rules of criminal procedure.

Separately, Calfo is arguing to have one tax-related charge dropped on the argument the six-year statute of limitations has passed. He wants another charge dismissed because he argues it’s duplicative. In his filings, Calfo also raises the specter that Kelley may want to testify in his own defense on charges he took illegal business deductions.

Prosecutors have not yet filed their responses to these motions and the U.S. Attorney’s Office typically does not comment on pending cases.

Kelley has pleaded not guilty to all charges related to his past business practices and is on leave from office pending the outcome of his trial.

Copyright 2015 Northwest News Network

Since January 2004, Austin Jenkins has been the Olympia-based political reporter for the Northwest News Network. In that position, Austin covers Northwest politics and public policy as well as the Washington State legislature. You can also see Austin on television as host of TVW's (the C–SPAN of Washington State) Emmy-nominated public affairs program "Inside Olympia." Prior to joining the Northwest News Network, Austin worked as a television reporter in Seattle, Portland and Boise. Austin is a graduate of Garfield High School in Seattle and Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. Austin’s reporting has been recognized with awards from the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated and the Society of Professional Journalists.
Austin Jenkins
Since January 2004, Austin Jenkins has been the Olympia-based political reporter for the Northwest News Network. In that position, Austin covers Northwest politics and public policy, as well as the Washington State Legislature. You can also see Austin on television as host of TVW's (the C–SPAN of Washington State) Emmy-nominated public affairs program "Inside Olympia."