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He Ran the Incline. He Passed the Bar. Then He What Now? A Pittsburgh attorney who also served as president of a beloved historic incline's preservation nonprofit has been indicted — accused of draining over $1.3 million from the organization's accounts and funneling it into digital assets . And we have questions. Several . Let's try to piece this together, because frankly, the facts alone are disorienting enough before you even get to the part where digital currency enters the picture. Christopher Furman , 53, of Pittsburgh , was indicted by the Department of Justice on wire fraud and money laundering charges. He was president of the Board of Trustees for the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline — yes, that historic trolley that's been hauling people up a steep hillside since 1870. The one that nearly vanished until neighborhood residents rescued and restored it in the 1960s. A community treasure. A non-profit . A labor of local...