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Saturday, February 23, 2013

3 political sisters in Pa. convicted of corruption

FILE--These are file photos of former state senator Jane Orie, right, from Feb. 29, 2012, her sister Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, center, from May 18, 2012, and their sister Janine Orie, left, from April 7, 2010. All three sisters were found guilty in campaign corruption crimes. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic/Gene Puskar, FILE)PITTSBURGH (AP) — The story has more irony than a Greek tragedy. Three sisters from a devoutly Catholic family have seen their personal and political careers ruined by a scandal that began with, of all things, a letter to some nuns.



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