Guilty: U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah Sr. Convicted Of Political Corruption
Source: NPR
U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah Sr. of Pennsylvania was found guilty today of multiple counts of racketeering, fraud and money laundering in a case involving his unsuccessful 2007 bid to become mayor of Philadelphia.
The Democratic congressman reacted to the verdict with little more than a smile as he consulted with his attorneys, The Associated Press reported.
The jury sat through a four-week trial as prosecutors argued that Fattah, 59, had been at the center of an elaborate conspiracy to pay back an illegal $1 million campaign contribution after losing the mayoral election. He returned $400,000 in unused funds and then funneled the remaining money through an educational nonprofit he founded. The plot involved using charitable and federal grant funds and hiding the transaction with false accounting records, tax returns and campaign finance reports, according to a statement released by the prosecution.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/21/482964213/guilty-u-s-rep-chaka-fattah-sr-convicted-of-political-corruption
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