A day after a jury convicted Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., on 23 corruption charges, the congressman said he will leave his post on Oct. 3.

The two-decade Democratic congressman submitted a letter of resignation to Congress on Wednesday detailing his pan to step down in about 100 days.

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