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Former Pa. Attorney General Kathleen Kane Disbarred

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is losing her law license, a few months after she began a jail sentence for perjury, obstruction and other counts.

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The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a disbarment order on Friday.

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Kane was convicted in 2016 for leaking information about a grand jury investigation to a Philadelphia newspaper and lying about it.

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