A federal appeals court has ruled that Chaka Fattah and an associate are eligible for a new trial on several bribery charges because the jury that convicted him in 2016 was improperly instructed on the law.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in a 142-page opinion released Thursday that Fattah and wealthy friend Herbert Vederman should have a second chance on multiple bribery-related counts in the indictment against them, which alleges a scheme involving Fattah trying to secure an ambassadorship for Vederman, among other things.

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