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FILE - In this Tuesday, June 21, 2016, file photo, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., walks after leaving the federal courthouse in Philadelphia. Fattah, a longtime Pennsylvania congressman serving a 10-year prison term, will ask a judge Friday, July 12, 2019, to reduce his sentence after four bribery and money laundering counts were thrown out on appeal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Ex-US Rep. Fattah loses bid to cut 10-year prison term

By MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., walks after leaving the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Fattah, a veteran Pennsylvania congressman, was convicted Tuesday in a racketeering case that largely centered on various efforts to repay an illegal $1 million campaign loan related to his unsuccessful 2007 mayoral bid. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania congressman, convicted in racketeering case

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times