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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 during an investigation into foreign money given to his campaign fund.
Fortenberry previously issued a brief, written statement announcing his retirement in the face of legal challenges.
“It has been my honor to serve with you in the United States House of Representatives,” Fortenberry wrote in the letter. “Due to the difficulties of my current circumstances, I can no longer effectively serve.”…
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“U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry, who represents Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District, was found guilty by a federal jury this evening of concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities who were investigating illegal contributions made by a foreign national to the congressman’s 2016 re-election campaign,” the Department of Justice announced in a release last week.
Fortenberry’s false statements arose from his testimony given to federal authorities investigating financial impropriety in his campaign. …