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13 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal At the Bedraggled FEC, a Clean Slate of Leaders? [read post]
12 Aug 2018, 6:58 am by Howard Bashman
Chaka Fattah’s bribery convictions, upholds guilty verdict on other counts”: Jeremy Roebuck of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report on a 142-page ruling that the U.S. [read post]
9 May 2018, 11:38 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
In 2015, Chaka “Chip” Fattah Jr., son of former Congressman Chaka Fattah, was found guilty of 22 counts, including bank fraud; making false statements to banks to obtain loans; making false statements to banks and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to settle loans for less than what was owed; filing false federal income tax returns for tax years 2005, 2006 and 2008; failing to pay federal income tax; wire fraud; and theft from a program receiving… [read post]
11 Oct 2017, 3:30 am by Ugonna Eze
Thus, the federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania did not find that the speech or debate clause protected Congressman Chaka Fattah’s racketeering and money-laundering schemes, even if he performed those while occupying a congressional seat. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 5:52 am
"Back in court, 'Chip' Fattah seeks to overturn his conviction": In today's edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jeremy Roebuck has a front page article that begins, "Dressed in handcuffs and an olive prison jumpsuit, Chaka 'Chip' Fattah Jr. returned to Philadelphia on Tuesday to urge a federal appeals court to overturn his 2015 conviction on bank and tax fraud charges. [read post]
23 Dec 2016, 6:47 am by Jim Sedor
Chaka Fattah, who was convicted in June of more than 20 counts corruption, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. [read post]
20 Dec 2016, 6:53 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance “Activists Brace for Fight Over Campaign Finance Law” by Alex Roarty for Roll Call Arkansas: “Old Advice on State Judicial Donors Cut, Not Revised” by Lisa Hammersly for Northwest Arkansas News Oregon: “Portland to Revive Public Campaign Financing in 2019” by Jessica Floum for Portland Oregonian Ethics Pennsylvania: “Former Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison” by Jeremy Roebuck for… [read post]
15 Dec 2016, 6:18 am by Jonathan Spontarelli
Elections “Stein Spent Nearly $1 Million of Recount Funds on Consultants, Staff, Admin Expenses” by Joe Schoffstall for The Washington Free Beacon New Mexico: “Political Action Committees Spent Big in Closing Days of Election” by Morgan Lee (Associated Press) for Albuquerque Journal Ethics “Former Democratic Congressman Chaka Fattah Sentenced to Decade in Prison” by Deena Zaru for CNN Connecticut: “Bilda, Hinchey to Face Ethics Hearings… [read post]
12 Dec 2016, 12:45 pm by Kelly Phillips Erb
Chaka Fattah (D-PA) will spend ten years in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy. [read post]
28 Oct 2016, 6:41 am by Jim Sedor
Chaka Fattah’s bid for a new trial, spurning arguments that a recent U.S. [read post]
16 Oct 2016, 5:49 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
When his father, former Congressman Chaka Fattah, was subsequently found guilty, of racketeering, fraud, and money laundering, it felt like the years-long investigation into corruption involving school contracts was finally over (Representative Fattah resigned from Congress on June 23, 2016). [read post]
19 Sep 2016, 6:30 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying “Chaka Fattah’s K Street Friends Stand by Him” by Sean McMinn for Roll Call “Nonprofit Seeks to Crowdfund Lobbying” by Megan Wilson for The Hill Campaign Finance “Whom to Vote for? [read post]
25 Aug 2016, 6:22 am by Jim Sedor
Louis Post-Dispatch Wisconsin: “Ethics Commission Will Be Able to Make Political Donations” by Scott Bauer (Associated Press) for Minneapolis Star Tribune Ethics Connecticut: “Questions Raised About State Education Officials’ Roles in Their Children’s Hiring” by Jon Lender for Hartford Courant New York: “Cuomo Signs Ethics Bill, with Few Cheers” by Chris Bragg in Albany Times Union Pennsylvania: “Political Operative Gets Probation for Role in… [read post]
24 Jun 2016, 6:54 am by Joe May
Chaka Fattah was found guilty of all charges in a federal corruption trial. [read post]
22 Jun 2016, 10:24 am by Jay W. Belle Isle
The word came down yesterday from a federal jury in Philadelphia: Representative Chaka Fattah found guilty of racketeering conspiracy. [read post]
21 Jun 2016, 5:46 pm by Kelly Phillips Erb
Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., walks after leaving the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. [read post]
21 Jun 2016, 2:46 pm by Associated Press
Chaka Fattah flew with the president on Air Force One, doled out millions in science and education grants from his perch on the House Appropriations Committee and graced galas back home in Philadelphia on the arm of his elegant TV anchor wife. [read post]