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Former PA AG Democrat, Convicted Felon Kathleen Kane Sentenced to Jail
Gun Watch ^ | 25 October, 2016 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 10/31/2016 6:23:12 AM PDT by marktwain




Kathleen Kane is another of a long list of corrupt politicians who have promoted strict gun control laws.  She was found guilty of two felony perjury charges and several lesser crimes.  From mcall.com:
Kane pleaded with a judge to spare her teenage sons the pain of being separated from their mother when she spoke Monday during her sentencing in Montgomery County Court.

Kane, convicted in August of two felony counts of perjury and less serious charges of false swearing, obstruction, official oppression and conspiracy, apologized for leaking grand jury secrets in a plot to discredit a foe whom she believed was responsible for a negative newspaper article.
Kane was sentenced to a minimum of 10 months, and a maximum of 23 months in the county jail.

Another scandal came from disclosure that Kane shut down a "sting" operation for Philadelphia officials.  From philly.com:
Kane's tenure has been marked by controversy over the last year, much of it generated by an Inquirer disclosure that she had secretly shut down an undercover "sting" investigation that had caught elected officials from Philadelphia on tape accepting cash.
Kathleen Kane was elected in 2012, and is an avid proponent of infringing on  Second Amendment rights.   She refused to defend a law designed to put in place potential penalties for cities that violate Pennsylvania gun law and citizens second amendment rights.

Laws that disarm citizens have long been associated with corrupt politicians and organized crime.  One of the first of the "progressive" gun control laws was the Sullivan Act, the foundation of the New York gun laws.  It was created in 1911 to protect organized crime, and was pushed through by "Big Tim" Sullivan, one of the criminal bosses of the Tammany gang.

The "SAFE" act is one of the most restrictive gun control laws in the United States, imposing further restrictions on already strict New York State laws.  There has been massive civil disobedience with the law.  Numerous Sheriff's have refused to enforce it.  It is currently being appealed as unconstitutional.

Three men have been widely criticized for pushing through the "SAFE" act in the dead of night as as so called "emergency measure", without debate or public input.  Those three men were New York State Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, New York Majority Leader Dean Skeltos, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.  Silver has been convicted of corruption.
Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, for decades one of the state's most powerful politicians, was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison for collecting millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks.

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan federal court said she hoped the penalty would cause "the next corrupt politician to hesitate" before accepting a bribe.
Dean Skelos has been convicted.
 A judge sentenced former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to five years in prison Thursday for running a federal shakedown scheme that “caused immeasurable damage.”
 Governor Cuomo has not been indicted, tried, or convicted. 

Politicians that push for more infringements on the Second Amendment may not all be corrupt.  But that is the way to bet with politicians who take an oath to uphold the Constitution, only to ignore or conspire against the Second Amendment as soon as they gain office.

©2016 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice is included.
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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; felon; kathleenkane; pa
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To: marktwain

How much time did she get?


21 posted on 10/31/2016 7:46:58 AM PDT by bjorn14 (Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
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To: marktwain
She was found guilty of two felony perjury charges...

So now she is a "prohibited person". So she has that going for her. Ha!

22 posted on 10/31/2016 2:54:22 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: cyclotic; marktwain

They may also anticipate an appeal and not lock her up until the substance of the appeal is known.


23 posted on 10/31/2016 10:27:48 PM PDT by sig226
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To: bjorn14

8-23 months.


24 posted on 11/01/2016 5:34:55 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: cyclotic

At least Budd Dwyer had some sense of honor.


25 posted on 11/01/2016 5:37:06 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: marktwain

She was considered a rising star in Pennsylvania’s Democrat party. She was the first Democrat AG, first woman AG, and was talked about as a future candidate for Governor.


26 posted on 11/01/2016 5:46:26 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: 4yearlurker
She was released on bail pending her appeal.

The PA Supreme Court announced today that they are refusing to hear an appeal. So she's probably going to begin serving her sentence soon.

27 posted on 11/27/2018 12:19:25 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them ... like Russians will.")
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