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A jury has convicted a Pennsylvania congressman on trial in a racketeering case that largely centered on various efforts to repay an illegal $1 million campaign loan.
Prosecutors say Fattah routed federal grant money and nonprofit funds through his consultants to pay back the illegal loan.
A federal jury has reached a verdict in the case of a Pennsylvania congressman accused of scheming to repay an illegal $1 million campaign loan.
U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah of Philadelphia is charged with racketeering, bribery, money laundering and honest services fraud.
Prosecutors say Fattah routed federal grant money and nonprofit funds through his consultants to pay back the illegal loan after his unsuccessful run for mayor.