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State Auditor Crit Luallen has referred Perry County's 2006 audit to the state attorney general after a review found that County Clerk Haven King's official bank account had a deficit of $21,473. In an audit released Tuesday (today) Luallen stated an accurate receipts ledger wasn't maintained, and 131 instances, totaling $11,298 in which personal property tax receipts were not recorded in the ledger, were found. Also not recorded were other licensing fees and taxes of nearly $8,600. Luallen says it was impossible to spot irregularities since too many people shared various duties of collecting, recording and depositing. More than $10,000 in checks were cashed out of office funds to former employees and third parties.