Keeping in-step with the rest of the Democrat Culture of Corruption, an ultra corrupt former congressman, Democrat Chaka Fattah, was just convicted on charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering, over scams that the former congressman used to try and pay off an illegal $1 million campaign loan.
Ultra Corrupt PA Democrat Congressman Chaka Fattah Convicted Of Racketeering, Fraud and Money Laundering
Justice Department lawyer Jonathan Kravis also claimed that Fattah is guilty of funneling federal grants and nonprofit funds to his consultants, and put stolen money in the pockets of himself, his family and friends.
Chaka Fattah the criminal will be sentenced on October 4th for his crimes, and faces a lot of time in prison, as should be.
We need to weed out all of the corrupt politicians working for our government, no matter what party they are in. Of course there are FAR MORE criminals on the Democrat side, but I’m sure there are Republicans that are corrupt as well.
A veteran Pennsylvania congressman was convicted Tuesday in a racketeering case that largely centered on various efforts to repay an illegal $1 million campaign loan.
U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah was found guilty of all counts against him, including racketeering, fraud and money laundering. His lawyers had argued that the schemes were engineered without Fattah’s knowledge by two political consultants who pleaded guilty in the case.
The 59-year-old Democrat had been in Congress since 1995 and served on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. But he lost the April primary and his bid for his 12th term. His current term ends in December.
Fattah had little reaction to the verdict, but he kept a smile on his face as he conferred with his lawyers afterward.
He will remain free on bail. A judge set sentencing for Oct. 4.
Prosecutors said Fattah routed federal grant money and nonprofit funds through his consultants to pay back the illegal loan.
Justice Department lawyer Jonathan Kravis said in his closing argument that Fattah also used federal grants and nonprofit funds to enrich his family and friends.
Defense lawyers acknowledged Fattah might have gotten himself in financial trouble after a costly 2007 mayoral bid, but they said any help from friends amounted to gifts, not bribes.
Many of them came from co-defendant Herbert Vederman, a wealthy friend who had dreams of scoring an ambassadorship. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat, testified that he never took the pitch from Fattah too seriously, even though Fattah once bent the president’s ear about it. Democrat Ed Rendell, a former mayor and governor, was called to defend Vederman, his former deputy mayor. He said Vederman was qualified for the job and accused prosecutors of cynically misreading the help he lent Fattah.
Read more here http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/06/21/pennsylvania-congressman-convicted-in-racketeering-case.html?intcmp=hpbt2
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