United States v. Fattah

MEMORANDUM

Bartle, Judge.

Before the court is the motion of defendant former Congressman Chaka Fattah, Sr., pursuant to the Bail Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. § 3143, for release pending appeal in this political corruption case involving five schemes and four other defendants. The facts of this case are set forth in detail in the court’s Memorandum in support of its Order addressing post-trial motions. See generally United States v. Fattah, 223 F.Supp.3d 336, 2016 WL 7839022, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146833 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 20, 2016).

Fattah was found guilty by a jury on all twenty-two counts in…