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March 25, 2015

Figure in scandal has long ties to auditor

By GENE JOHNSON and DERRICK NUNNALLY
Associated Press

OLYMPIA — A part-time employee of the Washington state auditor's office is so little known to colleagues that some said they were hard-pressed to recall seeing him or even emailing with him. Nevertheless, he now finds himself a central figure in a scandal surrounding the agency.

Jason Jerue, 46, has long had business, legal and personal ties to his boss, the elected state auditor, Troy Kelley. Federal agents this month searched Kelley's house in Tacoma and served a grand jury subpoena on the auditor's office seeking Jerue's personnel file, terms of employment and other records, including emails relating to his prior employment at one of Kelley's companies.


 
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