Jeff Fortenberry Faces Up To 15 Years In Jail Over Campaign Donations
The Republican was found guilty by a jury of one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts, and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators on Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Central District of California announced. The investigation was looking into claims that Gilbert Chagoury, a Nigerian billionaire, illegally gave money to Fortenberry’s re-election campaign in violation of laws banning foreign nationals from making contributions to a federal campaign....