U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted Thursday of charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire at a 2016 Los Angeles fundraiser.
By Taylor Romine, CNN Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was found guilty on Thursday of concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities in regard to an investigation looking into illegal campaign contributions in his 2016 reelection campaign, the US Attorney’s Of…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted Thursday on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from
The charges concerned his knowledge of campaign donations made with funds from a foreign national, and the jury returned the verdicts after less than three hours of deliberations.
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., who served as House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member until he was indicted in a contributions probe, has been found guilty but says he will appeal the case.
On Thursday, at the end of the first trial of a sitting congressman since 2002, a federal jury found U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska guilty of lying to federal authorities about receiving $30,000 in illicit campaign contributions. His sentencing will occur in June.
By Taylor Romine, CNN Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was found guilty on Thursday of concealing information and making false statements to
A federal jury found Republican Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry guilty on Thursday night of lying to federal investigators and falsifying campaign documents.
A federal jury found the Republican guilty on three counts of lying to federal investigators about illegal campaign contributions from a foreign billionaire.
Nebraska congressman Jeff Fortenberry is scheduled to be sentenced on June 28, with each of the three charges carrying a maximum penalty of five years in prison
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted Thursday of charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire at a 2016 Los Angeles fundraiser.
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury has convicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska on charges that he lied to federal
The Nebraska congressman was charged after denying to the FBI that he was aware he had received illicit funds from Gilbert Chagoury, a Nigerian billionaire of Lebanese descent.
