Tuesday, June 21, 2016

 

Pennsylvania Congressman convicted in federal corruption case

Chaka Fattah indicted on racketeering charges.

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Rep. Chaka Fattah was found guilty on 23 corruption charges Tuesday.

The charges stem from an illegal loan to Fattah's failed 2007 Philadelphia mayoral campaign.

Pennsylvania Rep. Chaka Fattah was convicted on federal corruption charges Tuesday.

The 59-year-old Democrat, who represents West Philadelphia, was found guilty on all 23 charges he faced, which included racketeering, money laundering and fraud.

The charges stemmed from schemes to repay an illegal $1 million loan to Fattah's failed 2007 Philadelphia mayoral campaign, with the Justice Department arguing that Fattah used federal grants and nonprofit funds, routed through campaign consultants to repay the loan.
Four co-defendants were also convicted.
Fattah's congressional office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his conviction.

Fattah's political career was already coming to an end: He'd been defeated by state Rep. Dwight Evans in a late-April Democratic primary after drastically outspending Fattah, whose campaign funds were siphoned away by mounting legal fees.

In Congress since 1995, Fattah held a seat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

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