On June 21, 2016, Fattah was convicted of all charges, including racketeering conspiracy, bribery, bank fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, making false statements to a financial institution, and falsification of records. He announced his immediate resignation from Congress two days later, on June 23. Just days later, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in "McDonnell v. United States" which altered the legal definition of bribery to exclude "pay for access." On the basis of this ruling, Fattah appealed his conviction in October 2016, placing his sentencing on hold.