US Rep Chaka Fattah (D-PA) charged in political corruption case

[Statistikhengst]

Democratic congressman charged in political corruption case Reuters

And the charges look pretty nasty, too:

Democratic U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania and four associates were charged on Wednesday in a political corruption case with bribery and misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal, charitable and campaign funds.

Fattah, 58, who has represented Philadelphia in the U.S. House of Representatives for two decades and is one of the senior black lawmakers in Congress, and the others were indicted by a federal grand jury on 29 counts in an alleged racketeering conspiracy, the U.S. Department of Justice said...


...The indictment said that in Fattah's failed 2007 campaign for mayor of Philadelphia, the congressman and certain associates borrowed $1 million from a wealthy supporter and disguised the funds as a loan to a consulting company.

The Justice Department said after losing the election, Fattah returned $400,000 to the donor and arranged for a non-profit entity he founded to repay the remaining $600,000 using charitable and federal grant funds that passed through two other companies.

To conceal the contribution and repayment scheme, the defendants and others created sham contracts and made false entries in accounting records, tax returns and campaign finance disclosure statements, the department said.

The indictment said Fattah, after his mayoral defeat, sought to erase about $130,000 in campaign debt owed to a political consultant by agreeing to arrange for the consultant to get federal grant funds.

This just reeks of a Michael Grimm type of indictment on it's way. By that, I mean that the indictment is likely completely airtight, just as it was with Grimm. If Fattah is really guilty for the things being claimed, then he needs to go to jail. I don't want crooks in the Democratic Party.

Chattah needs to go. End of story.

 

[Derideo_Te]

"Thomas Lindenfeld, a political consultant who advised Fattah, pleaded guilty last year to participating in a plan to provide illegal campaign contributions. Gregory Naylor, another aide, also pleaded guilty last year over campaign finance schemes."

While he deserves his day in court the fact that two aides have already taken guilty pleas makes this appear to be an open and shut case.

And yes, if he is guilty then drum him out of politics because no one needs this happening amongst our elected representatives, least of all We the People.

 

[Mertex]

It's too bad, politicians like him give Democrats a bad name........but I'm glad they caught him and I hope he pays for it.

 

[theHawk]

Yet you are all going to vote for Hillary, who deleted tens of thousands of emails and lost six billion dollars.

But hey, at least you get to pretend you care about corruption in government for a few seconds.

 

[Derideo_Te]

Yet you are all going to vote for Hillary, who deleted tens of thousands of emails and lost six billion dollars.

But hey, at least you get to pretend you care about corruption in government for a few seconds.

Get back to us when they actually do file criminal charges, m'kay?

 

[Statistikhengst]

"Thomas Lindenfeld, a political consultant who advised Fattah, pleaded guilty last year to participating in a plan to provide illegal campaign contributions. Gregory Naylor, another aide, also pleaded guilty last year over campaign finance schemes."

While he deserves his day in court the fact that two aides have already taken guilty pleas makes this appear to be an open and shut case.

And yes, if he is guilty then drum him out of politics because no one needs this happening amongst our elected representatives, least of all We the People.

Yepp. When the DOJ goes this far, it usually means that the case is airtight.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

I'll stand in as a Mufti and issue a Fatwa against Fattah.
It is my opinion you suck, and should go down !

 

[Statistikhengst]

It's too bad, politicians like him give Democrats a bad name........but I'm glad they caught him and I hope he pays for it.

Me too.

Time for fresh political blood in Philly.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Yet you are all going to vote for Hillary, who deleted tens of thousands of emails and lost six billion dollars.

But hey, at least you get to pretend you care about corruption in government for a few seconds.

Hmmm, ever heard of innocence before guilt is proven?

Where is the indictment?

Where are the criminal charges?

Who will win dancing with the Stars this year?

Who really killed JR?

And, are you brain-damaged?

Thanks.

 

[Statistikhengst]

I'll stand in as a Mufti and issue a Fatwa against Fattah.
It is my opinion you suck, and should go down !

Ok, that was somewhat funny.

Hand me the bong, you are done.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Yet you are all going to vote for Hillary, who deleted tens of thousands of emails and lost six billion dollars.

But hey, at least you get to pretend you care about corruption in government for a few seconds.

Get back to us when they actually do file criminal charges, m'kay?

So criminal activity is not criminal if no one gets charged? She had classified emails on a private server, she destroyed thousands of emails so no one could check them and she lost billions of dollars. Unless you can dispute THOSE facts your comment about charges is a dodge.

 

[Sonny Clark]

Democratic congressman charged in political corruption case Reuters

And the charges look pretty nasty, too:

Democratic U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania and four associates were charged on Wednesday in a political corruption case with bribery and misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal, charitable and campaign funds.

Fattah, 58, who has represented Philadelphia in the U.S. House of Representatives for two decades and is one of the senior black lawmakers in Congress, and the others were indicted by a federal grand jury on 29 counts in an alleged racketeering conspiracy, the U.S. Department of Justice said...


...The indictment said that in Fattah's failed 2007 campaign for mayor of Philadelphia, the congressman and certain associates borrowed $1 million from a wealthy supporter and disguised the funds as a loan to a consulting company.

The Justice Department said after losing the election, Fattah returned $400,000 to the donor and arranged for a non-profit entity he founded to repay the remaining $600,000 using charitable and federal grant funds that passed through two other companies.

To conceal the contribution and repayment scheme, the defendants and others created sham contracts and made false entries in accounting records, tax returns and campaign finance disclosure statements, the department said.

The indictment said Fattah, after his mayoral defeat, sought to erase about $130,000 in campaign debt owed to a political consultant by agreeing to arrange for the consultant to get federal grant funds.

This just reeks of a Michael Grimm type of indictment on it's way. By that, I mean that the indictment is likely completely airtight, just as it was with Grimm. If Fattah is really guilty for the things being claimed, then he needs to go to jail. I don't want crooks in the Democratic Party.

Chattah needs to go. End of story.

Every single professional politician is "0n-the-take". They're all crooks. They all take money and accept favors from special interests, corporations, and anyone else that can afford their services. Some get caught, and some don't. I'd love to see all of them in prison for life without the possibility of parole. Washington politics is for sale, legislation and policy is for sale, government contracts are for sale, and professional politicians do not refuse money, gifts, nor favors. Lobbyists know they're for sale, and hand out money by the hundreds of thousands at a time. Corporations know they're for sale, and likewise give big bucks for special favors concerning legislation and policy. And, the bribes come in many forms. Campaign contributions are one way to gain favor and influence legislation and policy. Hidden off-shore accounts are another way to buy politicians. They're all low-life self-serving crooks.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Yet you are all going to vote for Hillary, who deleted tens of thousands of emails and lost six billion dollars.

But hey, at least you get to pretend you care about corruption in government for a few seconds.

Hmmm, ever heard of innocence before guilt is proven?

Where is the indictment?

Where are the criminal charges?

Who will win dancing with the Stars this year?

Who really killed JR?

And, are you brain-damaged?

Thanks.

Remind me of your response in the case of the trucks with flags? Did you wait for the facts? Did anyone get charged? Yet you openly called them as the guilty party and dismissed any claim against the family that threw rocks and threatened the vehicles occupants. Remind us of your double standard.

 

[Derideo_Te]

Yet you are all going to vote for Hillary, who deleted tens of thousands of emails and lost six billion dollars.

But hey, at least you get to pretend you care about corruption in government for a few seconds.

Get back to us when they actually do file criminal charges, m'kay?

So criminal activity is not criminal if no one gets charged? She had classified emails on a private server, she destroyed thousands of emails so no one could check them and she lost billions of dollars. Unless you can dispute THOSE facts your comment about charges is a dodge.

Those are allegations, not facts.

Until you can prove them beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law all you have are allegations.

And yes, like the subject of the OP the presumption of innocence applies.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Yet you are all going to vote for Hillary, who deleted tens of thousands of emails and lost six billion dollars.

But hey, at least you get to pretend you care about corruption in government for a few seconds.

Get back to us when they actually do file criminal charges, m'kay?

So criminal activity is not criminal if no one gets charged? She had classified emails on a private server, she destroyed thousands of emails so no one could check them and she lost billions of dollars. Unless you can dispute THOSE facts your comment about charges is a dodge.

Nice butthurt!!!

 

[Statistikhengst]

Yet you are all going to vote for Hillary, who deleted tens of thousands of emails and lost six billion dollars.

But hey, at least you get to pretend you care about corruption in government for a few seconds.

Hmmm, ever heard of innocence before guilt is proven?

Where is the indictment?

Where are the criminal charges?

Who will win dancing with the Stars this year?

Who really killed JR?

And, are you brain-damaged?

Thanks.

Remind me of your response in the case of the trucks with flags? Did you wait for the facts? Did anyone get charged? Yet you openly called them as the guilty party and dismissed any claim against the family that threw rocks and threatened the vehicles occupants. Remind us of your double standard.

Uhm, no.

You are very stupid.

I said, and I am now repeating myself for about the 50th time:

The police in Mississippi have ruled it a rollover and cannot find evidence for the presence of a second car. This is why they sent out a message asking people to help find witnesses.

Are you drunk?

 

[Statistikhengst]

Yet you are all going to vote for Hillary, who deleted tens of thousands of emails and lost six billion dollars.

But hey, at least you get to pretend you care about corruption in government for a few seconds.

Get back to us when they actually do file criminal charges, m'kay?

So criminal activity is not criminal if no one gets charged? She had classified emails on a private server, she destroyed thousands of emails so no one could check them and she lost billions of dollars. Unless you can dispute THOSE facts your comment about charges is a dodge.

Those are allegations, not facts.

Until you can prove them beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law all you have are allegations.

And yes, like the subject of the OP the presumption of innocence applies.

Yepp.

 

[boedicca]

And just a couple of weeks ago, Fattah was cruising in Air Force One with Barry and Valerie!

 

[Jackson]

Democratic congressman charged in political corruption case Reuters

And the charges look pretty nasty, too:

Democratic U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania and four associates were charged on Wednesday in a political corruption case with bribery and misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal, charitable and campaign funds.

Fattah, 58, who has represented Philadelphia in the U.S. House of Representatives for two decades and is one of the senior black lawmakers in Congress, and the others were indicted by a federal grand jury on 29 counts in an alleged racketeering conspiracy, the U.S. Department of Justice said...


...The indictment said that in Fattah's failed 2007 campaign for mayor of Philadelphia, the congressman and certain associates borrowed $1 million from a wealthy supporter and disguised the funds as a loan to a consulting company.

The Justice Department said after losing the election, Fattah returned $400,000 to the donor and arranged for a non-profit entity he founded to repay the remaining $600,000 using charitable and federal grant funds that passed through two other companies.

To conceal the contribution and repayment scheme, the defendants and others created sham contracts and made false entries in accounting records, tax returns and campaign finance disclosure statements, the department said.

The indictment said Fattah, after his mayoral defeat, sought to erase about $130,000 in campaign debt owed to a political consultant by agreeing to arrange for the consultant to get federal grant funds.

This just reeks of a Michael Grimm type of indictment on it's way. By that, I mean that the indictment is likely completely airtight, just as it was with Grimm. If Fattah is really guilty for the things being claimed, then he needs to go to jail. I don't want crooks in the Democratic Party.

Chattah needs to go. End of story.

I'm biting my tongue.

 

[Statistikhengst]

And just a couple of weeks ago, Fattah was cruising in Air Force One with Barry and Valerie!

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