Pennsylvania attorney general ordered to face perjury trial

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

US | Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:03pm EDT

Pennsylvania attorney general ordered to face perjury trial

NORRISTOWN, PA. | BY DAVID DEKOK

Pennsylvania's attorney general, accused of illegally leaking grand jury information to embarrass a political foe and then lying about it, was ordered on Monday to stand trial on perjury, obstruction of justice and other corruption charges.

Capping a five-hour preliminary hearing in a suburban Philadelphia courtroom, a judge ruled that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence establishing a "prima facie" case against the state's top law enforcement officer, Kathleen Kane.

She was elected attorney general in 2012, becoming the first woman and first Democrat in the state to win the office since it ceased being an appointed post in 1980.

Kane, 49, who has remained free on her own recognizance, was ordered to stand trial in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court on a perjury charge, as well as three counts of obstruction of justice, four counts of official oppression and one count of false swearing.

No trial date has been set.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/25/us-usa-pennsylvania-kane-idUSKCN0QT1MD20150825

[yeoman6987]

1. Great....ugh! My family fought like heck to finally get a

Democratic AG and Governor. Hope this goes away or we may not see another Democratic AG for another 40 years.