Rep. Fattah resigns after convictionWASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania offered his resignation from the House effective Oct. 3 following his conviction on charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering.But House Speaker Paul Ryan called on Fattah to resign immediately.In a statement, Ryan said the veteran Pennsylvania lawmaker had betrayed the trust of the House and his constituents. Ryan said he hoped Democratic leaders would join him in calling for Fattah’s immediate resignation.The congressman was convicted Tuesday in a racketeering case that largely centered on efforts to repay an illegal $1 million campaign loan.His lawyers had argued that the schemes were engineered without Fattah’s knowledge by two political consultants who pleaded guilty in the case.The 59-year-old Democrat had been in Congress since 1995. But he lost his April primary and his bid for another term.In a letter to Ryan, Fattah outlined his House accomplishments and wrote: “I’m very sad about the verdict the jury rendered yesterday and because of that, my resignation is effective Oct. 3, 2016. Despite my resignation I am working to clear my name of these charges and plan to mount an appeal.”

Prosecuters want treatment for Snuka ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Prosecutors want to force pro wrestling star Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka to have mental health treatment now that a judge has ruled he’s mentally incompetent to stand trial in the death of his girlfriend in eastern Pennsylvania in 1983.Lehigh County Judge Kelly Banach ruled June 1 that she didn’t believe the 73-year-old wrester was faking mental infirmity.Prosecutors want the judge to force Snuka into outpatient treatment for 60 days.Snuka, a native of Fiji who lives in Waterford Township, N.J., was charged last year in the death of 23-year-old Nancy Argentino, whose body was found in their Whitehall Township hotel room. Prosecutors allege she was beaten, while Snuka has claimed she died from a fall.