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Lawsuits Against Kane Cost Pennsylvanians $252K

KaneKathleen Kane has had her hands full with lawsuits.

Apparently that has also left Pennsylvania with six figures worth of expenses.

According to Brad Bumsted of the Tribune-Review, the Attorney General is using outside law firms to defend herself against various lawsuits. Their services, though, are being billed to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the tune of $252,000.

Additionally, it doesn’t appear that Kane is concerned that using state-paid lawyers to represent her would be a conflict of interest, as she did just that in one seven of the cases.

The $252K went to the Philadelphia firm Littler Mendelson.

Kane’s spokesman stated that the AG is still using her own money to pay for her defense in the criminal case against her.

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  1. Speaking of smokescreens, are you going to tell me the truth about your sexuality? You are on here bragging about being part of LBGT community now?!? And you don’t even tell your wife? You need help. You better come get your lap-top out of the trailer before I turn it over to the Police. I am done with you.

  2. There should be a class action lawsuit filed against Ms. Kane forcing her to refund the legal fees that she’s charged to Pennsylvania Taxpayers.

  3. Does Spong really have a retard kid? Or is he the retard? He sure sonds like one. Either way – his homo-erotic fantasies are disturbing. Can’t they ban him?

  4. Who the fuck is Brett? Does SpongeBob have HIV yet? Cuz he takes it in the can.

  5. Brett’s Prison Husband-

    You are a parent posting under the handle: “Brett’s Prison Husband”

    What kind of message does that send?

    BTW, Most of my clients have already paid up front and a few pay monthly. So, I’m not worried about cancellations or. I’m not really expected much more new business this year, since the primaries are done and most campaigns have already settled on their software at this point. I may still pull in a few stragglers or political independents looking for voter data. But, certainly you aren’t costing me any business I was expecting to get.

  6. Diano, wrong again, I’m not affiliated with MHMR I am a parent of a child
    You like to call the “r” word bet you’re real proud of that aren’t you. To me
    Your a disgusting piece of filth who runs his mouth and is to don’t back it
    You be sure you let me know if you ever decide to stop being a coward.
    It was decided the best way to deal with you was to expose your words
    To potential customers. Don’t worry if any of the Dem Politicians break
    Their word to us we’ll know. There are always those government mandated
    Filings.

  7. Brett’s prison husband-

    You must be a member of MHMR, based on your math. In fact, I just got another St Leg candidate to sign up today. He texted me an image of the check as confirmation, before putting it in the mail. My clients who won some tough fights are already working to find me new business (in addition to their own repeat business).

    My only real obstacle is the HDCC strong-arming candidates to use their system (so they can monitor the candidates and their data entry). But, that’s been an ongoing battle for years. As more of my candidates beat theirs in primaries or learn about my system, my share keeps growing.

  8. Kane’s 14 press secretary. For once I found someone i am in agreement with
    These darn word correction programs do their job too well. Anyway, Diano shut
    Up and give HaHaHa Brett his afternoon bath. Your lists are worthless as you’re
    Finding out in this and upcoming elections. The MHMR community has spread the
    Word among the dems based on your verbal accusations against little children
    Calling them the “R” word. The amount of Dems who have signed on not to use
    Your services is amazing proving the point words have consequences. If it gets
    Too bad let me know and I’ll drop a case of Spaghettios for you and my prison
    Wife.

  9. SpongeBob

    You started this with “Brett” with your pin-cushion remarks. You should be ashamed of yourself as you are the originator of these sexually oriented comments.

    Clearly, you have a lot of violent fantasies and issues to work out.

    You seem to know who Brett is (having assigned a name to anonymous posters and claimed he spent time jail, which you’ve fantasized).

    Why don’t you come out of the anonymous closet? Is it because you are a donor to the North Carolina republicans supporting their bathroom laws?

  10. Well said Jessica,
    If you get past the name calling and all the BS on here there are real issues and what happened to him for doing what was right is easy to get lost in the Fina hatred here. It seems no one wants to acknowledge that real people here are hurt in the crossfire. David, and Brett and his multiple personalities seem to forget that.

  11. David, as someone who purports to have values and fights for the rights of those in the LGBT community the harshness of what Brett wrote deserved more from you than piling on. I have no issue with you lobbing comments at me as nonsensical as they are but to join into Brett’s disgusting commentary with nary a word of disagreement shows you being complacent. You are a joke. I am claiming to be a part of no community. But once again you demonstrate your true character by not calling for Brett to tone down the hate speech while still being able to call me names.

    How can you defend Kane for going after people who broadcasted hate but in your own action stand by and pile on?

  12. Brett — what if the person whom George Moore recommended be fired was accused of sexually harassing / assaulting Tess? Would it change your evaluation of the merits of Moore’s case?

    Defend Kane all you want. Just know this: She hurt some very, very good people. People, like George, who stood up for what was right. I would think someone such as yourself would appreciate those who take a principled stand.

  13. SpongeBob-

    What reference did I make to the LBGT community?

    Mrs. SpongeBob was commenting on whether or not you swallowed. I suggested that you took your deposits in another location.

    The entire conversation/threat was about you doing this for money, so it had nothing to do with your orientation, merely how low you would stoop to make a buck.

    Are you now claiming to be a member of the LGBT community?

    I’m sure the LGBT community will be thrilled to read your “pin-cushion” references, so make sure you include those.

  14. David,
    You seem to like to rewrite history. The threads last evening were quite graphics, and honestly sad that you supported such harsh and uncaring words used to reference people from the LGBT community. I captured what was written because quite frankly even with all the over the top things you have said in the past, your support of Brett’s insensitive and offensive comments was so shocking.

    I am not defending the people Kane exposed, quite the contrary. Her only exposing those who were “against” her is an issue. Her holding back on others like her sister are deplorable. Hiring a sexual harasser as her chief of staff feels almost criminal.

    So please keep trying to rewrite history but your homophobic cheerleading earlier in this post will not go away.

  15. SpongeBob-

    You are the only one who seems homophobic and pre-occupied with calling people pin-cushions, and defending the racist/sexist people that Kane has exposed. I hope you screen captured that as well.

    BTW, who else here, besides SpongeBob, is so over-invested that he’s capturing screen shots? Does he pleasure himself over his imagined wit? Are these shots saved on your work computer? Maybe your boss should be checking your time card and browser history.

    SpongeBob, I’m not phobic/afraid of your sexual orientation, but the parents of school-age children who walk past your house/van should make up their own minds and take appropriate precautions.

  16. David,
    Aren’t you going to continue the homophobic comments you posted yesterday? If you need to know what you said I kept screenshots. For shame…what will your fans think?

    Also is destroying the credibility and capabilities of an office sworn to protect Pennsylvanians really worth what Kane has done?

  17. The taxpayer money is being well spent to defend the best A.G. PA has had. It’s a great bargain to clean out two supreme court judges.

  18. HaHaHa or Brett the jailbird. What’s a matter you don’t want anyone to know
    What you did in prison. You were my wife. Remember said you would wait for me
    When I got out and here you are with Diano. Brett (I’ll start putting in your last
    Too) you got to learn to take it and accept it like you did in jail. Look I heard Fina
    Was laughing at you when you got sentenced calling you a clown. I like your
    When you did it like a troll I could pull on it. On now some things make sense.
    HaHaHa equals Brett equals jailbird. Now that we know the other name of
    The person who used the “R” word we can let more people know. Did they
    Call you that name is prison Brettt because you walked funny? Hmmm Brett

  19. Ouch Brett, I really felt the Bern there. I mean not like the burn you felt in prison when the other inmates took turns making you their penis pin cushion but you know none the less, ouch man.

  20. I am truly sorry Mrs. SpongeBob. He is a cock sucker. How you put up with him for all these years is beyond me. I hope he at least gives you some of the money he makes at the rest-stop. Call the Police, tell them about the kiddie porn he watches, and show them where he hides his lap-top. He will be out of your life forever.

  21. Wow lots of posts were cleared out. I wonder if some were regretting What they posted or if it was just a cleanup of not on topic. Poor Brett. I am sure pains him to see all the posts left about how Kane is truly wasting taxpayer money and is likely going to lose some of those lawsuits. I mean what kind of a person fires someone from HR for helping to follow policy and uphold the law? Someone as dirty as Fina if you ask me. I am just glad it’s being written about. The AG’s office has lots of competent lawyers but yet all this outside council. Me thinks it’s because those internal lawyers wouldn’t try to win the cases so she could be gone faster.

  22. Pennsylvania needs what California has: The ability for voters to recall elected officials.

    If Ms. Kane had been up for a recall in the 2015 Election, the voters in Pennsylvania would have thrown her out of office in a landslide.

  23. Let’s appoint Al Kennedy Shaffer as an independent prosecutor to investigate such potential wrongdoing!

  24. Brett maybe we can stay on topic and focus on Kane essentially stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the taxpayers because of her horrible decisions. This would allow me to focus on that travesty and not to the shame and sadness you brought on your name and your family by being caught up in the scandal. Just imagine how Kanes family will feel when she is convicted.

  25. I am NOT suing for anyone for this gay-ass SpongeBob. He seems like a real creep. And stupid too. Plus – I have my hands full with my other two clients – Frank Fina and Tyron Ali. So what if one of them let the other one keep the $400,000.00 he stole from PA taxpayers.

  26. The August trial is getting closer….and closer….and closer.

    By the end of this year, Ms. Kane will have a new residential address: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections~

  27. Brett so we can all be clear, you are ok with women being sexually harassed, are homophobic and were ridden in prison more than Seattle Slew. Did I miss anything? Oh yeah Kane is going to prison before Fina so there is that.

  28. SpongeBob – You should file a lawsuit. Even if you are gay. Call my attorney, Bob Levant. He will help you out. And if you need the Philadelphia DA’s Office to help you too, give Seth Williams a nice contribution and tell Levant’s wife what you want her to say. She’ll say ANYTHING.

    And, if you want to illegally leak something once the case is filed, Call Craig & Angela at the Inquirer. It would be better if you included Kane in the suit somehow. That way, when attorneys have to file Motions to Dismiss, the number in Nick Field’s next headline will be higher!!

  29. Brett, what about Kanes chief of staff who was found by HR and the former internal affairs unit as having to have harassed multiple women at the AG’s office. Why not comment on that instead of the guy who made you a prison bitch.

  30. Here is another huge problem for Seth Williams:

    http://articles.philly.com/2016-04-02/news/71980200_1_tires-fleet-management-12-days

    The Headline says “Whodunit” – but apparently everyone knows who did it. And it was a girl that Seth had been sleeping with. Instead of having her arrested so that she could pay for the damages, Seth had the taxpayers pick up the freight.

    If his boxing match last weekend is any indication – Seth is going to have a hard time of it in prison:

    http://media.philly.com/images/05012016-Seth-Williams-boxing.jpg

  31. Well said, Pat. Don’t forget Kathy Martin, Seth’s new “Chief of Staff” and “General Counsel.”

    “Chief of Staff/General Counsel” is a high paying job. Seth Williams recently hired this Kathy Martin off the street into that job. She has zero general counsel experience and hardly any prosecutorial experience.

    But – she is Bob Levant’s wife!! Yep — the same Bob Levant representing the con-man Ali and the corrupt, racist prosecutor Fina. Crazy, huh?

    Now – we have Seth Williams’ “Chief of Staff” is in the Press, speaking on behalf of the Philadelphia DA’s Office, defending and praising her husband’s racist client – Frank Fina.
    Huge coincidence, huh?? I think not. It’s no wonder that Williams refuses to fire Fina. They are in bed together. Levant and Martin are on that stinky mattress too.

    Is it OK that Kathy Martin, a high-paid City employee, has a financial interest in smearing the AG and propping up her husband’s client, Frank Fina?

    Is it OK that Williams is now demoting hard-working career prosecutors who speak out to Seth Williams about Fina and not wanting him to drag the DA’s Office down?

    And — is it OK that Seth is now a Corbett Republican??http://articles.philly.com/2016-03-15/news/71513917_1_d-a-williams-new-pac-campaign

  32. Bottom line on this stupid article — The people costing the taxpayers money are the perverts and racists filing the frivolous lawsuits. The only lawsuit that actually has gone to Court has been thrown out. That was Claude Thomas’ case – where he is looking for more taxpayer money.

    Any pervert with an agenda can file a lawsuit. Let’s see if anyone actually wins one of them. So far, Fina & The Corbett Pervs are 0-1.

    And now we know that Fina’s own money-driven lawsuit has Bob Levant’s fingerprints on it. That doesn’t bode well for Fina’s chances of getting his hands on more taxpayer money. In fact, Fina is probably more likely to be indicted than he is to get his pervy little hands on more of our money. Don’t forget that Bob Levant is not only Frank Fina’s attorney – he is also Tyron Ali’s attorney.

    Tyron Ali is the criminal that Fina dealt with on the “sting” case. On that one, Fina negotiated with Levant (his own lawyer) a deal where Levant’s other client was allowed to keep over $400,000.00 he stole from PA taxpayers. Cozy, huh?

    Fina & The Corbett Pervs bit off more than they can chew with AG Kane. They have been publicly humiliated. Their careers are in a shambles. The FBI is probing their office. They better get fitted for their orange jump-suits.

  33. Brett at least you are acknowledging it’s you. That’s a start. They teach that in group in prison? Maybe you can give Kane some advice on what that’s like since she has more of a chance going to prison than Fina.

  34. Did anyone ever stop to think that there is a statute on these charges and that the law may allows what is happening or does everyone merely have an uninformed knee jerk reaction.

  35. This is fun, The Felon and The Fraud going back and forth. Please keep it up. I am sure David’s fans are loving how witty he is with his cutting political commentary. Oh MSNBC, why have you not called this man for on camera interviews.

  36. How much has Cynthia Baldwin cost PSU in her unethical misconduct at the PSU 3 grand jury? How much is her salary?

  37. Looks like Ms. Kane is up to more shenanigans. This time, she dumped a hefty, hefty, HEFTY legal bill on Pennsylvania Taxpayers. But hey, since when did Ms. Kane ever care about dumping trash on the taxpayers of this commonwealth???

    Okay, it’s time for everyone to sing The Kane Anthem. Get up out of your seats….and sing. Here we go, one….two….three:

    “Hey hey Kathleen Kane, How many lies will you tell today? Hey hey Kathleen Kane, How much trash will you spew today?

    “Trash and lies, trash and lies, That’s the Kathleen Kane way! Trash and lies, lots of lies. Yep, it’s the Kathleen Kane way!

    “Hey hey Kathleen Kane, What masquerade will wear today? Hey hey Kathleen Kane, What kind of scam will you run today?

    “Trash and lies, trash and lies, That’s the Kathleen Kane way. Trash and lies, lots of lies. Yep, it’s the Kathleen Kane way!

    “Hey hey Kathleen Kane, How much money will you waste today? Hey hey Kathleen Kane, How much fraud will you spew today?

    “It’s the Kathleen Kane way! It’s the Kathleen Kane way! It’s the Kathleen Kane way! ~~~

  38. The chorus is growing louder regarding Fina & The Corbett Pervs. The PA Superior Court just found that Fina’s conduct in the Penn State 3 case was “highly improper.” To Montco’s point – did Brad B. write about that?

    These “lawsuits” are a joke. They will all be thrown out the same way Claude Thomas’ was thrown out. And PA taxpayers should be able to recover those attorneys fees from the perverts, racists, and woman-haters who are filing the frivolous lawsuits. Seemed like there was a new BS lawsuit getting filed every week. They know their careers in law-enforcement are over (as soon as Seth Williams gets indicted). So they are filing all kinds of lawsuits like the greedy, money-driven slime they really are.

  39. PADem – there are certain “journalists” who have been way too involved in the smear campaign launched by Fina & The Corbett Pervs. I certainly hope that the Ombudsman at the INKY takes a long look at the leaked material printed by Craig & Angela. I hope they look at the e-mail sent by a Judge who was thinking about committing a crime and how he e-mailed Craig and CC’d Frank Fina.

    Did Frank Fina “report” that like he did the alleged leak of Kathleen Kane? Because it seemed to me that Fina introduced that Judge to the reporter he was going co commit crimes with.

    Fina is bad news. But, for a while he was helping reporters with their stories about people he was prosecuting. That’s not how the system is supposed to work. It is actually very dangerous.

    So far – Seth Williams and Frank Fina have refused to answer questions about Fina’s relationship with Levant … Williams’ relationship with Levant (rumor has it that Levant represented Seth when the Feds came knocking) …. Williams’ hiring of Levant’s wife to a six-figure job …

    So many questions!!

  40. Has Brad Bumstead written any articles about how much the Fina deal with Tyron Ali cost taxpayers and PA citizens?

  41. Agree, Marie.

    I am pretty sure that the only lawsuit that actually has gone to Court has been thrown out. That was Claude Thomas’ case – where he is looking for more taxpayer money.

    Any pervert with an agenda can file a lawsuit. Let’s see if anyone actually wins one of them. So far, Fina & The Corbett Pervs are 0-1.

    And now we know that Fina’s own money-driven lawsuit has Bob Levant’s fingerprints on it. That doesn’t bode well for Fina’s chances of getting his hands on more taxpayer money. In fact, Fina is probably more likely to be indicted than he is to get his pervy little hands on more of our money. Don’t forget that Bob Levant is not only Frank Fina’s attorney – he is also Tyron Ali’s attorney.

    Tyron Ali is the criminal that Fina dealt with on the “sting” case. On that one, Fina negotiated with Levant (his own lawyer) a deal where Levant’s other client was allowed to keep over $400,000.00 he stole from PA taxpayers. Cozy, huh?

  42. Once again the PA Taxpayer is screwed. Kane has brought this on herself. You can classify these lawsuits as frivolous if you want but when an Attorney General promotes someone who was recommended to be fired by HR for sexual harassment and then fire the HR resource who investigated the claims and found them to be merit based you deserve to get sued. She has made horrible decisions and the only people paying are the taxpayers. Her exit will be a great thing for the taxpayers of the Commonwealth.

  43. So – Fina & The Corbett Pervs, the greedy perverts filing all these frivolous lawsuits, have cost the taxpayers of Pennsylvania $252,000.

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