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Feds Seek 17 to 21 Years for Ex-Congressman Chaka Fattah
AP ^
| Dec. 6, 2016
| MARYCLAIRE DALE
Posted on 12/07/2016 2:54:26 PM PST by PROCON
Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 17 to 21 years for a former Pennsylvania congressman convicted of a racketeering scheme that included a string of illicit financial moves to cover up an illegal $1 million campaign loan.
Eleven-term Philadelphia Democrat Chaka Fattah is scheduled to be sentenced Monday, the denouement of a 30-year political career that took him on Air Force One and to a seat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: boomchakalaka; chakafattah; democrat; fraud
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Another 'rat heading to prison.
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posted on
12/07/2016 2:54:26 PM PST
by
PROCON
To: PROCON
Maybe he and Blagojevitch can be bunnies.
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posted on
12/07/2016 2:56:32 PM PST
by
Sasparilla
(I 'm Not Tired Of Winning)
To: PROCON
Were I the judge, I’d add another ten yrs for felony stupid name.
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posted on
12/07/2016 2:57:38 PM PST
by
tomkat
(alt right)
To: PROCON
Bunnies...bunkies....auto correct is a hoot sometimes...and so is posting from a bar....
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posted on
12/07/2016 2:59:47 PM PST
by
Sasparilla
(I 'm Not Tired Of Winning)
To: Sasparilla
It would be nice to see a Democrat wing at the Federal pen.... Just toss in Bent Bill and Hillary from 2016 crop of crooks.
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:00:02 PM PST
by
ptsal
To: tomkat
El Rushbo calls him “Chaka-Full-O’-Nuts”.
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:03:07 PM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
To: PROCON
DEMOCRAT.
That’s all you need to know.
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:03:42 PM PST
by
vladimir998
(Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
To: elcid1970
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:03:46 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
To: PROCON
and hillarity clintoon can’t buy a j-walking ticket
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:05:12 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
To: Sasparilla
To: PROCON
Buh Bye, Chaka...Merry Christmas.
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:05:40 PM PST
by
jazusamo
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To: jazusamo
He didn’t do anything the Clintons have done times a thousand. That’s his problem. He stole small.
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:08:45 PM PST
by
blackdog
To: DoughtyOne
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:09:11 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Onto the Great American Rebirth!)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:09:41 PM PST
by
blackdog
To: vladimir998
The Clintons should follow this case carefully.
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:10:48 PM PST
by
blackdog
To: PROCON
That’s my rep. He deserves an oubliette.
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:10:57 PM PST
by
Stentor
To: PROCON
Federal prosecuters?
I’m surprised Loretta Lynch let this move forward.
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:13:36 PM PST
by
blam
(Jeff Sessions For President)
To: Stentor
oublietteThanks, I learned a new word today.
{You could of said dungeon) :-)}
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:16:13 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Onto the Great American Rebirth!)
To: tomkat
He was born Arthur Davenport. His mother changed his name when he was 12.
-PJ
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:16:56 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
To: blackdog
Yep, too true...It’s still good to see crooked pols get what they deserve and just maybe one day hill and bill will get theirs.
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posted on
12/07/2016 3:17:04 PM PST
by
jazusamo
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