Former Rep. Chaka Fattah sentenced to 10 years in prison

The Hill ^ | December 12, 2016 | Cristina Marcos

[jazusamo]

Looks like prison sentences run in the Fattah family, dad 10 years and son 5 years.

[WayneS]

Not long enough.

[rjsimmon]

He'll have to report to prison by Jan. 25, 2017, to begin his sentence.

So, he'll get to be at the inauguration...

[jazusamo]

Bump!

[Chode]

and the RATS, take another one in the.........HA ha!!!

[WayneS]

I’ll bet he’s relieved to know that...

[ColdOne]

He resigned....does he still get that gov pension?

[Lurker]

Well played.

L

[JohnnyP]

Will Hillary go free?

[ground_fog]

pardon?

[\/\/ayne]

I wonder if there is a list of Republican and Democrat politician convictions we can place side by side...

[jazusamo]

Good question, I don’t know maybe someone else does.

[Snickering Hound]

Chaka Khan couldn't be reached for comment.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Maybe he can get a cell next to his buddy Mumia....

[Dilbert San Diego]

Didn’t realize he was a man. The only Chaka I ever heard of before was Chaka Khan who is or was a singer.

But who knows for sure. We can say he is a man, but to be good liberals, we need to know how he identifies. He may have a mans body but not identify as a man, for all we know........

[PGalt]

http://6abc.com/news/ex-rep-chaka-fattah-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison/1651652/

CONgre$$criminal s/b swinging from a lamp post.

The rest in The Gang of 535 (aka CONgre$$) s/b in federal prison with NO CHANCE OF PAROLE.

http://usdebtclock.org

[ColdOne]

I heard once that if a gov employee resigns before they are charged...they still get their pensons. that is why they resign right away.

[jazusamo]

Just found this.

Excerpt:

U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah is expected to become the first federal lawmaker to lose his or her federal pension benefits after being convicted on corruption charges while in office.

Fattah, who resigned Thursday, was found guilty of racketeering, conspiracy, bribery, money laundering and other offenses following a monthlong trial.

Under House ethics laws, some of the counts against Fattah could automatically bar him from collecting his pension because they’re tied to crimes connected to his official duties in Congress.

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/philadelphia/94838-after-yielding-his-seat-in-congress-fattah-likely-to-lose-pension-and-freedom

[tomkat]

             

[CrazyIvan]

Chaka Fattah, hattah, hattah
Chaka Fattah, hattah, hattah
Chaka Fattah, hattah, hattah
Chaka Fattah, hattah, hattah

I can’t stop this feeling
Deep inside of me
Girl, you just don’t realize
What you do to me

When you hold me
In your arms so tight
You let me know
Everything’s all right

I’m hooked on a feeling
I’m high on believing
That you’re in love with me