If you are a Democrat, like Chaka Fattah, you usually can beat federal corruption charges. Just look at Hillary and Bill Clinton. But Fattah wasn’t so lucky and is going to jail for 10 years on charges including fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. Typical Democrat. The media isn’t too interested in covering the former Philadelphia House Rep going to jail because he’s a Democrat.
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Former Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison on federal corruption charges, including fraud, racketeering, and money laundering.
Fattah, who represented several areas of Philadelphia in Congress, was convicted in June on 23 charges of corruption. His prison sentence will begin on Jan. 25, according the Philadelphia Inquirer. Prosecutors had asked that Fattah receive 17 to 22 years in prison, the Inquirer reported earlier.
Fattah’s case primarily stems from a failed mayoral bid in 2007 during which Fattah took an illegal $1 million contribution. He was also accused of misusing campaign funds to pay off his son’s college debts, funneling money through a fake nonprofit to pay a political strategist, and taking $27,000 in bribes from a fundraiser.
The Philadelphia Democrat was elected to Congress in 1994 and only resigned his seat after he was convicted on the corruption charges in June.