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Dem Rep. Chaka Fattah resigns, effective immediately

By Kelly Cohen
Published June 23, 2016 5:12pm ET
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Dem Rep. Chaka Fattah resigns, effective immediately
The charges Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., was found guilty of included bribery, racketeering, conspiracy, money laundering and bank fraud — all stemming from efforts to repay an illegal $1 million campaign loan. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) | Matt Rourke

Rep. Chaka Fattah resigned from Congress Thursday, effective immediately.

The Pennsylvania Democrat, who has represented West Philadelphia since 1995, was found guilty Tuesday of all the federal corruption charges he faced. Fattah lost his seat in the April primary to state Rep. Dwight Evans.

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