Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry is charged with lying to authorities over illegal donations

By artappraiser on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 8:36pm |

Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry was charged Tuesday with lying to federal authorities about illegal campaign contributions made to his 2016 reelection campaign.

In a video posted online ahead of the indictment, Fortenberry, a conservative Republican who represents the state's 1st district, alluded to illegal contributions made to his campaign by Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury [....]

The congressman said that he was first questioned about the illegal campaign contributions two-and-a-half years ago by FBI agents from California. The grand jury indictment was filed in Los Angeles [....]

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https://www.npr.org/2021/10/19/1047445312/nebraska-rep-fortenberry-is-charged-with-lying-to-authorities-over-illegal-donat