PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: Attorney General Kathleen Kane fired the head of her appeals office Wednesday and had armed agents escort him from the office.
Kane spokeswoman Carolyn Myers said James Barker’s firing was part of a restructuring of the criminal division.
Barker told the Tribune-Review he testified before a statewide grand jury in Norristown that investigated Kane. He said he was under a “protective order” that was supposed to prevent retaliation against witnesses. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported last month that several current and former Kane staffers testified. The grand jury has recommended criminal charges against Kane in connection with leaked information about a previous grand jury case… (more)
Another Corbett flunkie out, good. She didn’t fire him for testifying she fired him for lying. He’ll go get a nice job with Fina in Philadelphia or maybe Corbett will hire him to sue somebody.