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State Senate paid $1.3 Million in Tax Money for Sen. Orie's Legal Defense - DA wants it paid back
The PA. State Senate paid at least $1.3 million in tax money for the legal defense of Republican State Senator Jane Orie, who recently was convicted of numerous felonies. The County DA who prosecuted the case wants to require her to pay that money back to the state.
http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/12131/1230684-178.stm
The third sister worked in the office of her sister the Supreme Court justice and reportedly is also facing criminal charges, although the third woman above is probably not her - she looks too normal.
