The scheduled fraud trial of a congressman's son won't start as scheduled next week after a federal appeals court agreed to consider his pretrial appeal.
Federal prosecutors this week have also filed a revised indictment against Chaka Fattah Jr.
The 32-year-old Fattah is accused of lying to obtain more than $200,000 in business loans.
He is also charged with misusing some of the $930,000 in federal educational contracts he received.
Fattah Jr. in court Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the new charges. He remains free on bail.
His father, Chaka Fattah, is a Democratic congressman from Philadelphia who is also the subject of an ongoing federal investigation. It's unclear if the cases are related.
The Fattahs suggest they are politically motivated.
The son in his appeal accuses the Justice Department of prosecutorial misconduct.
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Congressman Chaka Fattah is married to NBC10 anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah.
