United States v. Chaka Fattah, Jr.

OPINION

SMITH, Chief Judge.

On February 29, 2012, law enforcement officers executed sealed search warrants at the home and office of defendant Chaka Fattah, Jr. The search occurred more than two years before Fattah was indicted, but members of the press had somehow learned about the investigation; several reporters waited at Fattah’s home to report the story. How did they find out? At Fat-tah’s trial, an FBI agent admitted that he had, over the course of several months, disclosed confidential information to a reporter in exchange for information pertinent to the investigation.

Fattah argues that…