An audit by the Washington County Controllers office has uncovered a backlog in processing filing fees in the Prothonotary’s office. The review found the backlog, related to liens filed by the Clerk of Courts office against criminal defendants who were assessed fines and costs, totalled more than $101,000 at the end of 2018. Prothonotary Joy Schury Ranko tells WJPA News that total has already been reduced to $40,679. According to Schury Ranko, they have stream-lined the process and she expects to be completely caught up by the end of the year. Officials say the audit found that no money is missing. This all comes as a State Police investigation continues into some $96,000 is missing money discovered in an audit of the Clerk of Courts office.