Ex-Pittsburgh chief facing federal prison or probation

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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh former police chief Nathan Harper is facing sentencing for conspiring to create an unauthorized slush fund from which he spent more than $30,000 on himself.

U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon was scheduled to decide Tuesday whether Harper deserves prison, probation or some in-between alternative, such as house arrest.

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