Several years when chaka fattah lost his bid for mayor in 2007, they aalleged use his nonprofit and federal money and charitable donations to pay back 600,000 in campaign loans. To disguise the source of these loans fattah and his coconspirators arranged for the payments to pass through two other companies, including one run by defendant robert brand. He was the ceo of adventurement education alignment. They then falsified records to conceal the alleged crimes but it appears that fattah was not just trying to get out of debt but also profiting he took 18,000 to buy a poconos Vacation Home his cost a job for the daughter of the deputy mayor of philadelphia herbert vederman. The sham sale never took place. He is accused of taking Campaign Funds to pay his sons Student Loans and to console it they paid a Consulting Company to pay off the loans. From 2010 to 2011, the Political Consultants used the funds to make the loan payments for fattahs son totalling 320,000. Corruption like today rol
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She won praise and criticism for exposing government corruption. Today, the European Parliament held a minute of silence to remember her life and her work. And the last russians are c zars for bid love. Forbidden love. A new film is sparking a violent reaction. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. Germanys newly elected parliament has convened for the First Time Since last months election and it promises to be anything but business as usual with the right wing afd party now represented for the first time. One of the bundestags first tasks today was to elect a new parliamentary president. Reporter it now falls to parliaments longestserving member to keep things under control. With wolfgang elected president of the bundestag, he called for calm proceedings and to play by the rules. The way we speak to one another can set an example for discourse throughout society. We are not here to beat each other up. Reporter the new parliament has more members than ever and 40 are n