We have previously discussed the criminal investigation of Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane for alleged prosecutorial misconduct. Kane, once a rising Democratic star in the state, has now been charged with leaking grand jury information and lying about it to a grand jury. She is not alone however. In Texas, her counterpart was also charged this week with criminal acts of securities violations. Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is now a criminal defendant facing two counts of his own.
The investigation of the grand jury focused on the alleged the leaking of two memos: one involving a 2009 grand jury investigation as well as an internal memo leaked to the Philadelphia Daily News in 2014 on the findings of the 2009 investigation.
Charges against Kane include obstructing justice, official oppression, conspiracy, perjury and false swearing. She stands accused of leaking information to political operatives in hopes of embarrassing former state prosecutors viewed as her enemies. Kane was reportedly furious about a story in 2014 by the Philadelphia Inquirer entitled “Sources: Kathleen Kane shut down probe of Philly Democrats.” It made Kane look like she was protecting fellow democrats. Kane allegedly wrote her media strategist that same day that “I will not allow them to discredit me or our office.” She then said “This is war.”
If so, she may prove it greatest casualty with this sweeping indictment and says that she orchestrated the leaking of secret 2009 grand jury documents conducted under her predecessor and a senior deputy attorney general. The case involved the alleged misuse of grant money by an NAACP boss, who was never charged.
Notably, charges were also brought this week against another state attorney general: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The Republican is charged with soliciting investors in a local company without properly registering under state law. He alleged violated state securities law by soliciting investment clients for the firm of his friend and campaign donor. He faces two charges of securities fraud in excess of $100,0000 and a third felony charge for allegedly advising or representing investors without properly registering, according to booking records.
EnchantedYouthInDisenchantedSystem … what, no answer. I presume you’ve moved on to other threads. I’m sort of averse to suggesting I might be a “coward” …just saying…it’s the “rule of law” that has kept me from ever pulling my pistol for decades, although I’ve faced some threats; talk and expressed understanding has enabled the disengagement. Is it cowardice to do that? Tell me, I’d be fascinated. I live in a very urban environment (Western Detroit & East Dearborn) with threats often close by, and yet my approach seems to work, so far. Even in the very ugly instances. As the one guy with well known US Army affiliation in an otherwise Shiite Muslim neighborhood I could be the prime target for some ISIL (Sunni) inspired fool who dislikes both my affiliation and Shiite Muslims. Yes, I frequently still wear my hat with US Army on it plus the unit emblem, and don’t plan to stop. Some have suggested I not do that…and I accept that, but defy it. If one day the “fool” comes on, he/she’d be better than me. And I am fairly good at defense….and very pleased that so far I haven’t needed to prove it in real time. G-d willing I will never have to….
EnchantedYouthInDisenchantedSystem .. I don’t understand your comment about popular “cowardice” … could you explain it in more detail?
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/8/8/umm-sayyaf-transfer-raises-questions-of-obamas-detainee-policy.html
To say with a straight face that the people in the USA have cared about the rule of law merely demonstrates people’s cowardice.
As you can see, in his atrophied mind, this woman not only did nothing wrong, she’s heroic. And, he’s allowed to vote and presumably still fly aircraft.