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The son of a veteran Philadelphia congressman was sentenced Tuesday to five years in federal prison on bank and tax fraud convictions.

Chaka "Chip" Fattah Jr.

was convicted in November of 22 of 23 counts that he misspent loans and some of the nearly $1 million in education funds he got as a school management subcontractor.

Fattah, who represented himself, contended during trial that the government had built its case on a "deck of cards." He said authorities targeted him because of his big-spending lifestyle and out of a desire to hurt his father.

Chaka Fattah Sr., an 11-term Democratic congressman, is charged in a separate case with misusing federal grants and charitable donations to repay an illegal $1 million campaign loan, funneling campaign money toward his son's student loan, and accepting bribes.

He accused federal authorities of trying to smear him and his family's "good name."