Kathleen Kane's Appeal Rejected, Could Be Headed To Jail

NORRISTOWN, PA — Kathleen Kane, the former Pennsylvania attorney general convicted of perjury in 2016 following a lengthy scandal, could be heading to jail after her latest appeal was rejected.

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele issued a motion to revoke Kane's bail on Tuesday, following the state Supreme Court's decision on Monday to not review Kane's case.

The Democrat Kane, 52, was sentenced to 10 to 23 months behind bars in Oct. 2016 in Montgomery County Court after leaking information about a grand jury probe in an attempt to embarass a rival.

Kane, who became Pennsylvania's first female attorney general, appeared on the fast track to political stardom before the lengthy and highly publicized controversy, which resulted in a grandy jury panel led by a special prosecutor.

The panel determined that Kane allegedly illegally released grand jury documents to the Philadelphia Daily News in March 2014 regarding a 2009 investigation by prosecutor Frank Fina, and later lied about it.

Fina was investigating J. Whyatt Mondesire, the former head of the Philadelphia branch of the NAACP. No charges were brought against Modeshire.

The panel found that Kane gave the information about the investigation to the press in order to embarrass Fina and show that he did a poor job.

Kane reportedly blamed Fina for a story run by The Inquirer alleging that she illicitly shut down an inquiry into Philadelphia Democrats accepting cash from an undercover informant, Philly.com reported.

Fina was a prosecutor for the Republican attorney generals that held the position before Kane.

In the end, Kane was found guilty on all charges, including obstruction of the administration of law, official oppression, conspiracy, false swearing, and perjury.

Although Kane's actual conviction and sentence was handed down more than two years ago, she has been free ever since as her appeals made her way through the courts.

Kane maintained her innocence after being arrested and arraigned,stating that she was "very disappointed" in the charges that were filed and that she would vigorously defend herself.

A judge is expected to rule on the motion to revoke bail shortly.

Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP, Pool, File