What to know about Bruce Beemer, Tom Wolf’s pick for Attorney General
He was on the team that prosecuted Jerry Sandusky -- and he testified against Kathleen Kane.
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Kathleen Kane resigns as Pennsylvania Attorney General
A day after her conviction on felony perjury charges, the state's embattled chief law enforcement officer quits.
Kathleen Kane’s hail-Mary appeal: ‘Selective and Vindictive’ Prosecution
The convicted Attorney General's lawyers are already laying the groundwork.
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Jury convicts PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane on all charges
They found her guilty of perjury, obstruction, conspiracy and related charges.
Prosecutor: Kathleen Kane is a casualty of the ‘war’ she started
“Wars have casualties. Wars leave scars," said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele as he made closing arguments.
Kathleen Kane’s defense: Those former aides aren’t trustworthy
"You would not even buy a used car from either one."
10 unbelievable revelations from the Kathleen Kane trial
A criminal case against Pennsylvania's chief law enforcement officer is about to head to a jury. They've heard some things.
Kathleen Kane’s defense rests without calling a single witness
“As I sit here and listen to the Commonwealth’s case,” Kane told Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy, “I don’t believe it’s necessary for me to testify in my own defense.”
Before leaked documents appeared in newspaper, Kane texted consultant: ‘Where is my story?’
It was just one of a series of texts she sent to Josh Morrow, the man who ultimately leaked secret grand jury materials to a reporter in 2014.
Kane trial bombshell: Consultant said attorney general orchestrated document leak
"She was just hell-bent on getting back at Frank Fina."
The journalist at the center of Kathleen Kane’s leak scandal could be compelled to speak in court
Josh Morrow, another witness and a former Kane consultant, has told investigators he provided reporter Chris Brennan with the secret grand jury information.
Kane’s former top attorney takes the stand: She was ‘trying to frame me’
The prosecution laid out the scenarios preceding Kane's alleged leak of grand jury materials, and the chain of events began with a call from a reporter and a concerned email.
Another reporter may have known about the Mondesire investigation before Kathleen Kane allegedly leaked it
Former AG's office employee Michael Miletto said a reporter told him he had grand jury transcripts related to J. Whyatt Mondesire.
Jerry Mondesire: The ‘good friend and bad enemy’ who shook up Philly politics for decades
The longtime Philadelphia politico is described by many as an effective leader, and a guy whose bad side you didn't want to get on.