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Chaka Fattah Trial Set to Begin

Opening statements against indicted Philadelphia congressman start Monday

Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., was convicted of corruption this week in Philadelphia. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., was convicted of corruption this week in Philadelphia. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Stephanie Akin
Posted May 16, 2016 at 10:10am

The federal corruption trial against Pennsylvania Rep. Chaka Fattah is set to begin Monday with opening statements, three weeks after he lost his re-election bid for his Philadelphia-area seat in a Democratic primary, Reuters reported .  

The 11-term House member was indicted on 29 corruption charges
 including participating in a racketeering conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud. He lost his 2nd District primary in April to state Rep. Dwight Evans
 .  

Fattah is accused of misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal, charitable and campaign funds.  

Contact Akin at stephanieakin@cqrollcall.com and follow her on Twitter at @stephanieakin.    


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