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Defense Rests In State Sen. Orie Trial

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The defense rested its case in the corruption trial for State Sen. Jane Orie. On Tuesday, Orie went through cross examination. Prosecutor Lawrence Claus asked Sen. Orie whether any...

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Jesse Ventura Talks Corruption, Politics

PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Former wrestler and Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura has always been outspoken, and in his new book, “63 Documents The Government Doesn’t Want You To Read,” he says...

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Just How Corrupt Are Our Politics Today?

PITTSBURGH (NEWSRADIO 1020 KDKA) — Mike Pintek was joined on NewsRadio 1020 KDKA by Eric Epstein, coordinator of Rock the Capital. They talked about the corruptness of politics and give plenty of...

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State Sen. Orie Resigns Seat Ahead Of Sentencing

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – After being convicted of using her taxpayer funded staff for political work, State Sen. Jane Orie resigned her seat today. She has served as an elected official from the North Hills...

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Orie Sentenced To Prison For Corruption Conviction

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Former State Sen. Jane Orie was sentenced to two-and-half to 10 years in prison after being convicted in a corruption trial in March. Orie was found guilty on 14 of 24 counts,...

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County Launches Probe Into Shuman Center Allegations

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – When kids are arrested or convicted of crimes in Allegheny County many of them wind up at the Shuman Center. It’s supposed to be a place not just to detain the kids, but to...

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Ex-Employees Testifiy At Judge Orie Melvin’s Preliminary Hearing

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin’s preliminary hearing on nine criminal counts began Monday in Pittsburgh. Melvin is charged with using state-paid staff to run for...

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Opinion: Scandals Outweigh Obama’s Reelection In Chicago

One would think that the top political story of the past week in Chicago would naturally be the reelection of Chicago’s political native son, President Barack Obama. As anyone from Chicago can...

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Federal Grand Jury Investigating Pittsburgh Police Chief

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The KDKA Investigators have learned a federal grand jury is investigating corruption allegations against Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper. Sources tell KDKA Investigator Marty...

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Jury Selection Begins In Orie-Melvin Trial

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Jury selection is now underway in the corruption trial for suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie-Melvin and her sister, Janine. Orie-Melvin huddled with defense...

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Chief Harper Expected To Return To Work Amid Corruption Allegations

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper is expected to return to work today, even as a federal grand jury is investigating him for possible corruption. Chief Harper took time off last...

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Testimony Continues in Orie Melvin Trial

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The corruption trial of suspended State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin and her sister Janine Orie continued Monday. Prosecutors called Jamie Pavlot to testify against...

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Testimony Resumes In Orie Melvin Corruption Trial

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The corruption trial of Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin and her sister, Janine Orie continues Tuesday. Key witness, Jamie Pavlot, the ex-chief of staff for former State Sen....

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Prosecutors: Taxpayers Cheated Over $30K By Orie Melvin Campaigns

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The corruption trial for suspended State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin resumed Thursday morning. Prosecutors estimate that taxpayers were cheated out of $27,702.68 in state...

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Pittsburgh Police Chief Under More Scrutiny

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper is coming under more scrutiny after an outside business interest is questioned. Sources say Harper’s future as Pittsburgh’s police chief is...

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Mayor Denies Misusing Funds, City Controller Requests Records

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An ex-bodyguard for Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is saying the mayor knew about the alleged slush fund that is the focus of an investigation revolving around misuse of funds. Our news...

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Allegheny County: Reform Needed At Shuman Juvenile Detention Center

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The mission of the Shuman Center is to rehabilitate troubled youth; but after a seven-month investigation, Allegheny County has concluded that it is center itself that is need of...

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Harper Indicted On Public Corruption, Failure To Pay Taxes

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper has been indicted by a federal grand jury on five counts of public corruption. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney David Hickton at...

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Former U.S. Attorney Weighs In Harper Indictment

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Posh restaurants like The Capital Grille are just some of the places where investigators say former Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper spent more than $30,000 of taxpayer money. In...

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Former East Washington Police Chief Sentenced To 11 Years

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Former East Washington Police Chief Donald Solomon was sentenced to 11 years in jail for violations of the federal Hobbs Act. FBI surveillance tape helped put him there. One of...

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Mayor’s Former Bodyguard Prepares To Testify Before Grand Jury

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Lawyers for Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s former bodyguard spent the day preparing for his testimony Tuesday, before a grand jury. Fred Crawford is expected to testify in the morning....

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Decision Nears In Former Turnpike CEO Corruption Case

HARRISBURG (KDKA) — We should know by tomorrow who among the former leadership of the Turnpike Commission charged in this scandal will go to trial, and who, if any, will not. Among those waiting to...

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Former Turnpike CEO To Learn Fate In Corruption Case

HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Six defendants in the Pennsylvania Turnpike corruption case were ordered to stand trial at a preliminary hearing today. Closing arguments wrapped up Tuesday afternoon, and the...

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Chief Justice Castille Dicusses Same-Sex Marriage & Corruption

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It is the highest court in the Commonwealth and rarely do the justices ever give interviews. However, the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently sat down with...

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Former Pa. Sen. Jane Orie To Be Released From State Prison

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Jane Orie’s attorney says the former state senator will be released from state prison on Sunday, barely 20 months after she began serving a two-and-a-half to 10-year sentence. She’s...

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Taxes Go Up When States Have Higher Public Corruption

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Public corruption is no stranger to this state, whether it’s Republicans like former Pennsylvania Sen. Jane Orie and House Speaker John Perzel or Democrats like former Pennsylvania...

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Appeals Court Upholds Orie Melvin’s Conviction, Alters Terms Of Apology

HARRISBURG (AP) — A former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice convicted of corruption was spared on Thursday the further embarrassment of having to write her court-ordered apologies to every judge in...

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Orie Melvin Drops Appeal, Hopes To Serve Sentence Soon

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has dropped her appeal of her campaign corruption conviction and has submitted drafts of apology letters she is ordered to...

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Ex-Police Chief Says He’s Found God, Seeking Reduced Sentence For Extortion

PITTSBURGH (AP) – A former southwestern Pennsylvania police chief serving more than 11 years behind bars for extortion wants a federal judge to reduce his sentence to less than seven years because he’s...

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Ex-State Lawmaker Veon Granted New Trial In Corruption Case

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A former high-ranking Democrat in the Pennsylvania House who served jail time for misusing a nonprofit for his own benefit was awarded a new trial Tuesday after a state high...

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2016 Pa. Political Scene Rocked By Scandal Surrounding AG Kane

HARRISBURG (News Radio 1020 KDKA) – For Pennsylvania government, 2016 was a turbulent year. Much of it was due to an attorney general facing criminal charges, which ultimately resulted in Kathleen...

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Westmoreland Co. Woman Arrested For Allegedly Abandoning Her 4 Children

EAST HUNTINGDON, Pa. (KDKA) – A woman is behind bars in Westmoreland County after she allegedly abandoned her four children. According to state police, a mother of four not only abandoned her children,...

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Appeals Court Hears Arguments In Corruption Case Of Former Westmoreland Co....

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A defense attorney for a sheriff accused of corruption has told Pennsylvania appeals court judges that his client should not be tried again after his first case ended in a mistrial....

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Deputy Warden, Corrections Officers Among Those Charged In Fayette Co. Prison...

By: KDKA-TV News Staff UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — A grand jury investigation has uncovered alleged corruption inside the Fayette County Prison. Fayette County District Attorney Richard Bower announced charges...

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