A report says a grand jury has recommended the filing of criminal charges against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane for her alleged role in the leaking of secret information to a Philadelphia newspaper.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that Kane violated grand jury rules by releasing information from the investigation of a civil rights leader to the Philadelphia Daily News.
Citing anonymous sources, the Inquirer said the recommendations have been turned over to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman who will decide whether to proceed with the case. Vetri Ferman would make the decision because the statewide grand jury is seated in Norristown and falls under her jurisdiction.
NBC10 reached out to Vetri Ferman today, but she would not comment.
In a statement to NBC10, Kane's attorney Lanny Davis said that he cannot confirm the Inquirer's report and that the attorney general has done nothing wrong.
“I cannot confirm the posted report in The Philadelphia Inquirer of any presentment issued by the Grand Jury regarding Attorney General Kathleen Kane," he said. "If such is the case, then it is my understanding ... that it is up to the Montgomery County District Attorney to make a judgment as to whether to proceed against the Attorney General. The Attorney General has done nothing wrong or illegal and, to my knowledge, there is no credible evidence that she has. She told the truth to the Grand Jury at all times. I hope the District Attorney will reach same conclusion."
Davis went on to say that the leak to the Inquirer about the supposed recommendation of charges could be a violation of Pennsylvania's Grand Jury Secrecy Act.
