A former McKeesport police detective has been sentenced to jail time after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $1 million from the Allegheny County Fraternal Order of Police.

Joseph Osinski pleaded guilty earlier this year to stealing nearly $1 million from the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 91 — the union representing law enforcement officers in Allegheny County.

Osinski was sentenced Monday to serve 9 to 18 months in jail, followed by three years of probation. He was also ordered to pat over $967,000 in restitution to the FOP Lodge.

"This trusted member of law enforcement betrayed public trust and trust among his peers, for years, by diverting nearly a million dollars in lodge funds for his personal use," Attorney General Dave Sunday said. "This theft was particularly egregious as

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