Rep. Chaka Fattah’s son was convicted Thursday of scheming to defraud banks, the IRS and the Philadelphia School District of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Justice Department said in a statement.
Chaka Fattah Jr., 32, of Philadelphia, was found guilty of 22 of 23 counts and will be sentenced on Feb. 3.
According to the Justice Department, he faces “a substantial prison term, restitution to the IRS” and fines, among other penalties.
Fattah’s father, a longtime House Democrat representing part of Philadelphia, is also facing corruption charges and his trial is scheduled for May. The Justice Department charged Fattah Sr. in July on racketeering charges, accusing him of illegally steering to his campaign war chest $1 million in funds borrowed from a wealthy donor, and disguising the money as a loan to a consulting company.
The jury found Fattah Jr., guilty of making false statements to obtain loans and to settle loans for less than what was owed. He was also convicted of filing false federal income tax returns and not paying federal taxes.
The jury also found him guilty of stealing from the Philadelphia school district, which occurred while he was running a Philadelphia company that provided educational services to “at risk” and other students.
“Fattah Jr. provided false expense information and inflated salary figures for teachers and administrative staff on budgets submitted to the school district, which made payments consistent with the budgets provided and concealed the theft of the funds from the school district,” the Justice Department said.
Fattah used false misrepresentations or fraud to obtain more than $200,000 in bank loans, which he claimed would be used for his business but were instead used to pay for credit card and gambling debts.
