GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Found Guilty of Lying to FBI Over Campaign Contributions

GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Found Guilty of Lying to FBI Over Campaign Contributions
U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Nebr.) talks to members of the press in the Capitol Building in Washington, on Oct. 15, 2013. Andrew Burton/Getty Images
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Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) was found guilty on March 24 of concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities who were investigating illegal contributions to his 2016 election campaign, the Justice Department announced.

Fortenberry, who has served in Congress since 2005, was charged in October last year with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators looking into illegal contributions.

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