HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced that she will resign her position as Attorney General effective at the close of business Wednesday, Aug. 17

Pennsylvania's attorney general is resigning amid pressure from the governor and lawmakers a day after jurors found her guilty of abusing her power and lying to cover it up.Her office announced in a statement Tuesday that Kathleen Kane would resign at the end of the workday Wednesday. "I have been honored to serve the people of Pennsylvania and I wish them health and safety in all their days," Attorney General Kane said.

Kane's exit completes a spectacular fall for the state's highest-ranking female politician. She's a former county prosecutor who soared to victory three years ago as an outsider.

But the first woman and first Democrat elected to attorney general in Pennsylvania squandered her early popularity.

Ultimately, the 50-year-old Kane was undone by what prosecutors portrayed as a personal vendetta for her critics. Now, she's facing jail time and has had her law license suspended.

Kane's lawyers have vowed to appeal.