Jeff Fortenberry, representing the 1st congressional district of Nebraska, took an illegal donation of $30,000 from the Nigerian-Lebanese billionaire, Gilbert Chagoury, in contravention of the U.S. federal election law in 2016.
Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska resigned from office Thursday night after he was found guilty of making false statements to the Department of Justice.
Jeff Fortenberry resigned after he was found guilty of three felonies for lying in a campaign contributions case. The GOP politician could go to prison.
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., announced Saturday that he will resign from Congress after he was convicted by a California jury for lying to authorities about an illegal campaign donation from a foreign national.
LOS ANGELES U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted on 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.