A man is convicted by an Allegheny County jury for forging signatures on nomination petitions for a U.S. Congressional candidate prior to the 2022 primary election.
Kirk Rice was found guilty Friday morning of theft by deception, forgery, perjury, and other related charges, following a week-long trial.
According to testimony, Rice was paid 13-hundred dollars for collecting 437 signatures for Democratic candidate Steve Irwin.
It was determined the signatures, including one allegedly by a federal judge, were falsified by Rice.
Attorney General David Sunday announced Friday morning that his office interviewed dozens of alleged signers, and none of them said they signed the petition.
Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 17.
Candidate Irwin lost to now Rep. Summer Lee in that primary.
