United States v. Chaka Fattah, Sr.

SMITH , Chief Judge .

Table of Contents

I. Introduction....211

II. Background....212

A. The Fattah for Mayor Scheme ....212

1. The Lord Loan and Its Repayment....212

2. ....219

3. The NOAA Grant and the Phantom Conference....219

B. The Blue Guardians Scheme....221

C. The Fattah-Vederman Bribery Scheme....221

D. The Indictment and Trial....224

III. Juror Misconduct and Dismissal of Juror 12....231

A. Investigation of Alleged Juror Misconduct....232

B. Dismissal of Juror 12....234

IV. The District Court's Instructions Under McDonnell ....236

A. The McDonnell Framework....237

B. The Kirk Meeting....239

C.…