Department of Justice Indicts U.S. Congressman on Corruption Charges

[madville]

Source: WJAL ABC 7


WASHINGTON (WJLA) — The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted a sitting U.S. Congressman on charges of corruption.

Chaka Fattah, a Democratic congressman from Philadelphia, faces charges related to corruption and racketeering – known as a RICO case. Fattah has served in the House for 21 years.

Prosecutors say one of Fattah's schemes involved siphoning federal money to finance his losing bid for Philadelphia mayor in 2007.


Read more: http://wjla.com/news/crime/department-of-justice-indicts-us-congressman-on-corruption-charges-07-29-2015

[onecaliberal]

1. But war criminals not worth going after.

[C Moon]

2. Whever this happens, it makes me wonder how many DON'T get caught.

Seems strange to even attempt something like this—especially as a public figure.

[lark]

3. Obama justice dept, just like Bush justice dept, mainly goes after Dems.

This guy may indeed be corrupt, but why aren't they going after Scott Walker campaign violations instead of him? Yes, this is just being partisan, but damn, is there any Repug or 1%er that they will really go after and try to convict? Seems like they just like handing out slaps on the wrist to the 1%ers.

[newthinking]

4. I suspect that these are the less powerful or who have fallen from grace

Our entire system participates in corruption, just through legalized loopholes.

"Legalized" corruption requires doing the bidding of the powerful interests first, or you are not given the goods.

What exactly is the difference between a quid pro quo with an immediate vs a payoff after office?

[Fred Sanders]

6. Some criminals are able to hide their tracks and suppress evidence better than others...a

generalization based on thin evidence and logic is kind of the same thing.

I applaud the rooting out of corruption, left, right, center, black, white, green...it makes no difference because corruption does not break along party lines.

Why some folks choose even the good things done to leap the logical cliff and land directly on Obama and Holder, and still think they should be taken seriously, is beyond my understanding.

[bigdarryl]

5. Loretta Lynch ain't no JOKE!!!

[bluestateguy]

7. This is what happens when congressmen are allowed to serve for decades and decades

No sense of accountability.

Term limits would cut their outsized egos down to size.

[littlewolf]

8. this ^^^^ nt

[7962]

11. YES!!!!!!

[Blue_In_AK]

9. And Alaska's Don Young, who is regularly on CREW's list,

continues his 42-year reign of error. I don't get it.

[Dont call me Shirley]

10. And what about prosecuting the R-ALEC Racketeerers?!