Posted on 06/21/2016 11:29:53 AM PDT by Enchante
A jury has convicted veteran U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah in a racketeering case that largely centered on various efforts to repay an illegal $1 million campaign loan.
Fattah was found guilty of all 22 counts against him, including racketeering, fraud and money laundering. His lawyers had argued that schemes were engineered without Fattah's knowledge by two political consultants who pleaded guilty in the case.
Fattah's jovial and calm demeanor didn't change much as the verdict was read....
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcphiladelphia.com ...
Nice Rufus reference. {{golf clap}}
THE Dwight Evans? I think I had his rookie card. But I thought he was out of right field.
Great point, it would be so good to force all of the rats to go on the record about this guy
Simple.....he didn’t pay off the right crooks : )
Uh....yeah : )
Exactly
A jury convicted him. It really happened. It can happen to Dems. Hillary...
From the article...
“So I would say it’s a sad ending for a public servant who made scholarships available for thousands of students over the years, but now has come to a very unhappy ending, being guilty of corruption. So it’s a day for the Congressman, it’s a sad day for his constituents and it’s a sad day for Philadelphia.”
It’s sad alright, sad that people who think these pieces of sh!t deserve any kind of recognition whatsoever. I will be waiting to see this reported on all of the networks.
Gee...
What a shame... :^)
Fattah should resign immediately. He’s a disgrace to the people of Philadelphia and to the country. Good riddance, Fattah.
Obola will pardon him. Wait and see.
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