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The Rise and Fall of Pa Attorney General

By lindseylivesinahouse

  • The Run for Attorney General

    The Run for Attorney General
    Lackawanna County Prosecutor Kathleen Kane announces that she will run for the 2012 Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania Attorney General.

  • Sandusky is Charged

    Sandusky is Charged
    Sandusky is accused with 40 charges of sexual crimes against underage boys.

  • Clinton Edorses Kane

    Clinton Edorses Kane
    Former President BIll Clinton chooses to endorse Kathleen Kane in her campaign for Attorney General. Kane rises to the top of the Democratic polls.

  • Sandusky is Sentenced

    Sandusky is Sentenced
    Jerry Sandusky is found guilty of 45 counts of sexual crimes and is sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison.

  • Kane vs. Corbett

    Kane vs. Corbett
    Kane lauches an investigation against Corbett, who was on the Penn State board of Trustees at the time of Sandusky's conviction. She calls to investigate whether he slowed the procescution of Sandusky to better his campaign for governor.

  • The First Female Attorney General

    The First Female Attorney General
    Kane becomes both the first female and the first Democrat to be elected Attorney General in the history of the state of Pennsylvania. Kane defeats Dave freed 56% to 42%. She is soon after inaugerated into office in January 2013.

  • Sandusky Investigation

    Sandusky Investigation
    Kane hires H. Geoffrey Moulton to further investigate how the Sandusky case was handled in her effort to prove her opinion that Corbett delayed case to better his case.

  • The AG and Explicit Emails?

    The AG and Explicit Emails?
    Two workers of the PIttsburgh Tribune-Review found that Moulton uncovered sexually explicit emails in the Attorney General's database during his investigation of the Sandusky trial. At first, Kane refusese to release the emails to the police or public.

  • The Reveal

    The Reveal
    Kane eventually gives 4,000 emails to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice, Ron Castille.

  • Kane & the Grand Jury

    Kane & the Grand Jury
    Kane admits to the Grand Jury that she leaked the pornographic material but she didn't violate any "secrecy laws".

  • Re-election?

    Re-election?
    Kane announces that she will be running for re-election in 2016.

  • Charged

    Charged
    The Grand Jury recommends charges against Kane for purjery and contempt of court.

  • Bye Bye Law Lisence

    Bye Bye Law Lisence
    Kane's law license is taken for lying while under oath in trial about purgery charges.

  • No New Law License for Kane

    No New Law License for Kane
    The State Supreme Court rejects Kane's request to have her law license reinstated.

  • No New Campaign

    No New Campaign
    Kane announces that she will not be running for re-election in 2016.