Friday's DN: U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah's million dollar man
Who is "Person D?" That has been the hot question in political and legal circles since a longtime aide to U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah admitted in federal court Wednesday that he lied to investigators to conceal an illegal $1 million loan to Fattah's 2007 campaign for mayor of Philadelphia
Who is "Person D?" That has been the hot question in political and legal circles since a longtime aide to U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah admitted in federal court Wednesday that he lied to investigators to conceal an illegal $1 million loan to Fattah's 2007 campaign for mayor of Philadelphia. A source familiar with the investigation said yesterday the man who made that loan - identified as "Person D" in federal documents - is believed to be Albert "Al" Lord, the former CEO of Sallie Mae, the giant student loan financing corporation.
Meanwhile, a federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed this year by Fattah's son, Chaka "Chip" Fattah Jr. against the IRS, FBI and U.S. Department of Justice but allowed another part of the suit to proceed. The son is under federal indictment, accused of defrauding banks, the IRS and the School District of Philadelphia of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
And City Controller Alan Butkovitz says littering fines add up.