For the second time in the first three months of 2012, a sitting lawmaker has been convicted on charges of using taxpayer resources for political purposes.
An Allegheny County jury found state Sen. Jane Orie, R-Allegheny, guilty on 14 charges Monday evening, including theft of services, ethics violations and forgery. Five of the convictions were felonies, each of which could carry up to seven years in prison, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
In February, state Rep. Bill DeWeese, D-Greene, was convicted by a Dauphin County jury of five counts including theft, conspiracy and conflict of interest connected to his use of taxpayer-funded resources for political campaigns.
Under state law, DeWeese and Orie will lose their pensions because of the felony convictions.
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