Audit: King County Recorder’s Office misallocated nearly $7 million to wrong customers

The new audit found that errors in prepaid account deposits misallocated nearly $7 million to the wrong customers.

KING COUNTY, Wash. — A new audit released Tuesday found that the King County Recorder’s Office (KCRO) misallocated millions in prepaid funds, overbilling and lost revenue over the last six years. 

The King County auditor said the KCRO suffered from a “lack of oversight” in its final operations. The new audit reviewed the KCRO’s work from 2018-2023, finding that errors in prepaid account deposits misallocated nearly $7 million to the wrong customers. Auditors found invoices with duplicate and missing charges that included overbilling customers by $1 million and

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