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| Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah, associates indicted in racketeering case |
| 2015-07-31 |
| [WASHINGTONTIMES] Rep. Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania Democrat, and four associates were indicted Wednesday on racketeering and conspiracy charges, which prosecutors said came from a scheme aimed at enriching themselves and their political campaigns. Federal prosecutors have charged Mr. Fattah, 58, with participating in a wide-scale racketeering conspiracy that involved bribery, concealment of unlawful campaign contributions, and theft of charitable and federal funds, the Justice Department said. The charges were made public Wednesday in a 29-count, 85-page indictment against the congressman and lobbyist Herbert Vederman, 69, Bonnie Bowser, 59, Robert Brand, 69, and Karen Nicholas, 57. PHOTOS: Politicians in prison: Public servants who've served time One scheme involved Mr. Fattah borrowing $1 million from a wealthy supporter for his failed 2007 campaign for mayor of Philadelphia, which he divided into two parts and tried to disguise as a loan to a consulting company, prosecutors said. "After he lost the election, Fattah allegedly returned $400,000 to the donor that the campaign had not used, and arranged for Educational Advancement Alliance (EAA), a nonprofit entity that he founded and controlled, to repay the remaining $600,000 using charitable and federal grant funds that passed through two other companies, including one run by Brand," Justice Department documents state. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 The charges were made public Wednesday in a 29-count, 85-page indictment against the congressman and lobbyist Herbert Vederman, 69, Bonnie Bowser, 59, Robert Brand, 69, and Karen Nicholas, 57. Yeah, yeah. But what did he do to piss off Obama? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-07-31 11:39 |
| #1 Yokay, I'll say it, CHAKA KHAN, C-C-C-CHAKA KHAN! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-07-31 00:41 |