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Philly Rep. Fattah indicted for racketeering
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:20 pm
by ASUG8
A longtime Philadelphia congressman was indicted Wednesday in a racketeering case stemming from the alleged misappropriation of hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal, charitable and campaign funds after his failed 2007 run for mayor.
Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah, 58, and four associates were charged with bribery; conspiracy to commit wire, honest services, bank and mail fraud; money laundering and other charges. The others charged include Fattah's congressional district director, Bonnie Bowser, and Palm Beach, Florida, lobbyist Herbert Vederman.
Fattah has been the subject of a long-running federal investigation.
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Re: Philly Rep. Fattah indicted for racketeering
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:34 pm
by CAA Flagship
I'm sure it's just one big misunderstanding.
Re: Philly Rep. Fattah indicted for racketeering
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:37 pm
by ASUG8
CAA Flagship wrote:I'm sure it's just one big misunderstanding.
He's a good boy, and doesn't deserve this.
Re: Philly Rep. Fattah indicted for racketeering
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 3:12 pm
by travelinman67
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Re: Philly Rep. Fattah indicted for racketeering
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 3:53 pm
by Baldy
Donks.
Re: Philly Rep. Fattah indicted for racketeering
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:19 pm
by Ivytalk
Hey, Kleenex, the chickens are comin' home to roost!
Re: Philly Rep. Fattah indicted for racketeering
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:23 pm
by kalm
He probably wasn't good at math.
Re: Philly Rep. Fattah indicted for racketeering
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:10 pm
by AZGrizFan
Chaka Fattah? Is that a real name?
Re: Philly Rep. Fattah indicted for racketeering
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:17 am
by Ivytalk
AZGrizFan wrote:Chaka Fattah? Is that a real name?
Yes. His mother, Queen Mother (formerly Sister) Falaka Fattah, runs the House of Umoja, a Philly halfway house for gang-bangers.