Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) said he expects the federal government to charge him for lying to the FBI about campaign funds from a Nigerian billionaire but says the accusations aren’t true and that he plans to fight them.
In a video statement first obtained by the Omaha World-Herald, Fortenberry said, “We will fight these charges. I did not lie to them.”
“This is wrong on so many levels,” he added.
The Herald reported that the FBI is investigating $180,000 in illegal “conduit” campaign contributions from Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury. The funds were funneled into campaigns for four lawmakers through a group of individuals in California from 2012 and 2016.
According to the newspaper, $30,200 was of this money was contributed to Fortenberry’s campaign in 2016. U.S. political campaigns are forbidden from soliciting or accepting contributions from foreign nationals.
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