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Nebraska GOP Rep. Fortenberry indicted

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A federal grand jury indicted Rep. Jeff Fortenberry on Tuesday, alleging that the Nebraska GOP congressman concealed information and made false statements to authorities.

The Justice Department said that Fortenberry repeatedly lied to and misled authorities during an investigation into illegal contributions to his reelection campaign that were made by a Nigerian-born billionaire, Gilbert Chagoury. He is charged with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators.

Just hours before, Fortenberry made a move rarely seen in Washington, preemptively warning his supporters he would be facing charges in the FBI campaign finance probe — and trying to raise money off of it. In a fundraising email sent Tuesday on behalf of the GOP lawmaker, co-signed by both Fortenberry and his wife, they told constituents and donors that an unnamed California prosecutor was expected to move to indict him on charges that he lied to federal agents.

www.politico.com

Nebraska GOP Rep. Fortenberry indicted

The Justice Department said that Fortenberry repeatedly lied to and misled authorities during an investigation into illegal contributions to his reelection campaign.
www.politico.com www.politico.com
 
BlueTex said:
Whoops!

A federal grand jury indicted Rep. Jeff Fortenberry on Tuesday, alleging that the Nebraska GOP congressman concealed information and made false statements to authorities.

The Justice Department said that Fortenberry repeatedly lied to and misled authorities during an investigation into illegal contributions to his reelection campaign that were made by a Nigerian-born billionaire, Gilbert Chagoury. He is charged with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators.

Just hours before, Fortenberry made a move rarely seen in Washington, preemptively warning his supporters he would be facing charges in the FBI campaign finance probe — and trying to raise money off of it. In a fundraising email sent Tuesday on behalf of the GOP lawmaker, co-signed by both Fortenberry and his wife, they told constituents and donors that an unnamed California prosecutor was expected to move to indict him on charges that he lied to federal agents.
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3.....2......1 wait for it....the folks here will be screaming its a witch hunt....
 
BlueTex said:
Whoops!

A federal grand jury indicted Rep. Jeff Fortenberry on Tuesday, alleging that the Nebraska GOP congressman concealed information and made false statements to authorities.

The Justice Department said that Fortenberry repeatedly lied to and misled authorities during an investigation into illegal contributions to his reelection campaign that were made by a Nigerian-born billionaire, Gilbert Chagoury. He is charged with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators.

Just hours before, Fortenberry made a move rarely seen in Washington, preemptively warning his supporters he would be facing charges in the FBI campaign finance probe — and trying to raise money off of it. In a fundraising email sent Tuesday on behalf of the GOP lawmaker, co-signed by both Fortenberry and his wife, they told constituents and donors that an unnamed California prosecutor was expected to move to indict him on charges that he lied to federal agents.

www.politico.com

Nebraska GOP Rep. Fortenberry indicted

The Justice Department said that Fortenberry repeatedly lied to and misled authorities during an investigation into illegal contributions to his reelection campaign.
www.politico.com www.politico.com
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This paragraph from the cited article makes me wonder if other Republicans might be in hot water as well.
"Chagoury acknowledged that he did pay the sum to make campaign contributions and paid a $1.8 million fine to resolve the allegations (and began cooperating with authorities). The candidates and campaigns who received funds are not named in the indictment released Tuesday, but POLITICO reported earlier this year that individual Chagoury-connected donations match gifts to then-presidential candidate and now-Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), former Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Fortenberry."

If Fortenberry lied, did these other Republicans lie too? If not, did they receive foreign campaign contributions?
 
Has no one learned not to click on links found in emails sent by Nigerian princes/billionaires?

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If he did it, shame on him. Suck it up and take the punishment.
 
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