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Frank Fina, prosecutor ensnared in Porngate, leaves Phila. DA's office

Frank Fina, the former top state prosecutor who won convictions of nearly two dozen Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Harrisburg, but was later caught up in a scandal over pornographic emails, has resigned from the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.

Mr. Fina said he would pursue a second career as a criminal defense lawyer and investigator, working for corporate clients and others.

He submitted a letter of resignation May 9 and officially left June 1.

District Attorney Seth Williams "wishes Mr. Fina the best after his many decades of service" as a prosecutor, a spokesman for Mr.