Criminal Charges Recommended Against Pa. Attorney General

By Kara Seymour

A special prosecutor and grand jury have reportedly recommended that criminal charges be filed against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane.

The special prosecutor and grand jury found evidence that Kane leaked secret information to a newspaper and recommended that she be criminally charged with perjury and contempt of court, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

The grand jury findings have been turned over to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman. Because the case was filed in Montgomery County, Ferman will decide whether or not to press charges, the Inquirer said.

This controversy is over an article published in June by the Philadelphia Daily News that implied former state prosecutor Frank Fina fumbled an investigation involving a Philadelphia civil rights leader, PoliticsPA reported.

Kane was first elected in 2012. According to the Inquirer, she denies any wrongdoing.