A federal grand jury indictment has charged Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., "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 to his 2016 campaign."

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a Nigerian billionaire. 

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Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska has been indicted, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

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Federal prosecutors announced an indictment Tuesday against Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, accusing the Republican congressman of lying to investigators probing a foreign contribution to his 2016 campaign.Billionaire Gilbert Chagoury, a Nigerian citizen, funnelled $30,000 in contributions through other people to Mr. Fortenberry, prosecutors said. They said the congressman learned of ...

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A federal grand jury indicted Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, charging the Nebraska Republican with falsifying and concealing evidence from federal investigators.

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Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry charged with lying to feds about campaign funds

The federal grand jury charged him 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 to his 2016 campaign.

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By Christina Carrega and Clare Foran, CNNRepublican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska has been indicted, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.The office’s verified Twitter account posted on Tuesday afternoon, “Federal grand jury indictment charges U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators lo…

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