Posted on 12/12/2016 12:46:16 PM PST by Steelfish
Former PA Democrat Congressman Chaka Fattah Gets 10 Years In Prison For Corruption December 12, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has sentenced Former Pennsylvania Congressman Chaka Fattah to 10 years behind bars on charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering.
Earlier this year, Fattah, 60, was convicted of misspending government grants and charity money to fund his campaign and personal expenses, even as he and his TV anchor wife earned more than $500,000 a year.
U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle called the Philadelphia Democrat’s crimes “astonishing” given that he and his wife had an annual income that put them at or near the “top 1 percent.”
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A jury this year found that Fattah took an illegal $1 million loan from a wealthy friend to prop up his failed 2007 campaign for Philadelphia mayor. He then repaid some of it with federal grant money from NASA that he had steered to an education nonprofit run by loyal former staffers.
The nonprofit efforts — including a NASA-funded mobile science classroom emblazoned with Fattah’s name that roamed Philadelphia during the mayoral campaign — helped promote Fattah’s political career, prosecutors said in their sentencing memo.
The jury convicted him of leading a five-person racketeering enterprise that included the loyal aides and political consultants who did his bidding, comingling campaign, nonprofit and government funds and using them as directed for Fattah’s personal and political needs.
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NASA seems to have too much money for nonessentials
Name like that - mussie? ALCU will scream Islamophobia.
Black on black crime.............nothing to see here, move along..................
I don’t know if he’s Muzzie (choke, cough) but he was born Arthur Davenport in 1956. So he seems to be one of those hybrid politicians who “converted” in some way, to at least another identity, one which was likely designed to further his political ambitions (which obviously included lots of nice self-dealings) His son, Chaka, Jr. is already serving a 5 year sentence for tax fraud.
Funny how the article title left out the statement that he was a Democrat - noted further in the article. Also his son is also in prison on corruption charges.
Is there a Congressional Black Caucus Alumni Association in the federal prison system?
I never liked this punk. He has the same attitude as The Kenyan.
....and is buddies with Chris Matthews...
Is trump going to bring back capital punishment or public stoning for scum like this and creators of internet viruses?
Cuz his support would increase 10 fold.
His son didn’t fall far from the nut tree.
I thought that being a felon was a prerequisite.
I remember watching this jackass on C-span. Total loser.
“Name like that - mussie? ALCU will scream Islamophobia.”
Like Cassius Clay aka Mohammed Ali, Chaka Fattah was born Arthur Davenport. the good news here is that this MFer will be an old man when he gets out.
Yeah and Fattah means: One of the names of Allah who’s a fake entity like Batman, Superman, 0bama .....
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