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Kane hires Sprague for possible defamation suits

State Attorney General Kathleen Kane has hired one of the most feared litigators in the region, Richard A. Sprague, to represent her in possible defamation suits arising from accounts of her decision to end an undercover investigation that taped at least five Philadelphia Democrats accepting cash or gifts.

Attorney General Kathleen Kane listens to attorney Richard A. Sprague at The Inquirer. He said he had advised her not to speak.
Attorney General Kathleen Kane listens to attorney Richard A. Sprague at The Inquirer. He said he had advised her not to speak.Read moreCLEM MURRAY / Staff Photographer
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