(ETA: Apparently, Fattah Jr. has settled this debt; details in this sneak peek at Friday's Clout. Scroll to last item.)
I realize Dan linked to it in an earlier post, but just to be explicit...did you guys see this in Dan Gross' column in the Daily News today?
'I WILL GLADLY pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" may have worked for Wimpy, but Chaka Fattah Jr. is in quite a pickle with his food tab.The Capital Grille (1338 Chestnut) yesterday filed a police report alleging that American Royalty, a luxury concierge company run by the 24-year-old son of U.S. Rep.Chaka Fattah, has run up a $14,000 tab at the restaurant and has refused to pay the charges.
"It's a business dispute, and we are working to resolve it quickly," said Chaka Jr. when we reached him last night. "It's a company account and I did inform them the bill would be paid," he said.
The elder Fattah, a mayoral candidate, declined to comment last night on his son's predicament. Capital Grille manager Carol Griffin confirmed that a police report had been filed, but offered no further comment.
Police sources say that typically, in such a matter, an arrest is unlikely, but the department would advise the establishment to take it to the district attorney's office.