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June 08, 2016
Ex-Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell suggested to a jury Wednesday that true friendship, and not an alleged quid pro quo aimed at securing an ambassadorship, had motivated a former Philadelphia deputy mayor to shower Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., and his son with gifts.
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June 03, 2016
Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., and his four co-defendants began presenting evidence to a federal jury in Philadelphia on Friday, but not before a judge overseeing the sweeping racketeering conspiracy trial rejected a string of motions at the close of the government's case seeking to immediately dismiss the charges.
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June 01, 2016
The girlfriend of a former Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP government affairs specialist was pressed Wednesday on whether she'd known about alleged bribes he made to Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., that prosecutors say resulted in her landing a job in the indicted congressman's West Philadelphia district office.
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May 26, 2016
A U.S. senator was called into federal court in Philadelphia on Wednesday to testify for prosecutors accusing Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., of taking bribes from a friend in exchange for his ultimately unsuccessful efforts to secure an ambassadorship from President Barack Obama.
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May 25, 2016
Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., knew that money from a nonprofit educational organization he controlled was used to repay an illegal $1 million loan made to his ill-fated Philadelphia mayoral campaign, a political consultant and cooperating witness told a jury on Wednesday.
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May 19, 2016
A political consultant and star government witness in the corruption case facing Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., admitted under cross-examination Thursday to having no records to support his claim that the embattled congressman personally agreed to repay an illegal, $1 million campaign loan.
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May 17, 2016
Ex-Sallie Mae CEO Albert Lord told a federal jury on Tuesday that he had no conversations with Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., about an illegal $1 million loan, allegedly paid back with misappropriated federal grant funds and charitable contributions, that he fronted to support the indicted congressman's failed Philadelphia mayoral bid.
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May 16, 2016
Federal prosecutors opened their case against Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., on Monday, as a jury heard arguments that the 11-term congressman conspired with a group of associates and staffers through a series of alleged schemes including the theft of grant funds to repay debts from his failed Philadelphia mayoral campaign.
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May 03, 2016
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to suppress evidence related to a subpoena NASA issued to a nonprofit founded by Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., denying a request by the organization's CEO, who was indicted alongside the representative and others over the alleged misappropriation of campaign contributions and charitable donations.
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April 06, 2016
A federal judge agreed Wednesday to delay the upcoming corruption trial of Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., after counsel for several of the congressman's co-defendants argued that they needed extra time to review tens of thousands of emails they say prosecutors only began making available last month.