April 05, 2016
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday rebuffed the efforts of Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., a high-ranking staffer and another alleged co-conspirator to dismiss several counts related to an alleged fraud, bribery and money laundering conspiracy, saying the charges fall within a statute of limitation period and aren't duplicitous or multiplicitous.
March 30, 2016
A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to dismiss a money laundering charge against the head of a nonprofit organization founded by Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., that prosecutors say was used to illegally channel grant money to pay off outstanding campaign debts.
March 28, 2016
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday rejected claims by U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., and several co-defendants that wire fraud charges against them should be dismissed because prosecutors tried to squeeze two alleged crimes into one count of their racketeering indictment.
March 21, 2016
A federal judge ruled Friday that prosecutors had adequately alleged the existence of a conspiracy between U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., and a group of co-defendants to violate racketeering laws despite what defense attorneys said was a lack of clear connection among the suspects.
March 16, 2016
Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., lost his bid to peel conspiracy and bribery charges from his corruption indictment Wednesday after a Pennsylvania federal judge held that the U.S. Constitution did not shield the legislator's alleged attempts to return political and financial favors through official acts.
March 14, 2016
A Pennsylvania federal judge Monday allowed the withdrawal of two firms that — claiming unpaid legal bills — sought to end their representation of Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., in his ongoing corruption case after Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP attorneys agreed to step in.
March 11, 2016
A bid by U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., to ax portions of his corruption indictment based on constitutional protections for official legislative actions came under fire Friday as a Pennsylvania federal judge questioned whether the motion had been filed simply to delay the case.
March 04, 2016
A federal judge Friday denied indicted Pennsylvania congressman Chaka Fattah's bid to have a FBI agent who testified in his son's fraud trial held in contempt over alleged grand jury leaks as part of his own criminal case, which is scheduled for trial next month.
March 03, 2016
Two associates of Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., indicted along with the congressman on bribery and corruption charges, lost their bids to dismiss the indictments against them for alleged prosecutorial errors when a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Wednesday there was no evidence of irregularities during the grand jury process.
February 19, 2016
A pair of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP attorneys have signed on to represent Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., in his ongoing corruption case after the congressman's original counsel unsuccessfully attempted to withdraw last month as they faced a mounting stack of unpaid legal bills.