It will be next year before any steps are taken to resolve the missing money from the Washington County Clerk of Courts office. The Wednesday preliminary hearing for County Clerk of Courts Frank Scandale has been continued until January. Scandale is charged with 7 counts of theft by unlawful taking and one count each of theft by failure to make required disposition of funds and misapplication of entrusted government property. Scandale’s rescheduled preliminary hearing is on January 8th in front of District Magistrate Robert Redlinger. Scandale, who is a Democrat, was seeking his second term in office but lost in November to Republican Brenda Davis.