{"id":422187,"date":"2022-03-27T05:34:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T02:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeff-fortenberry-announces-resignation-amid-conviction\/"},"modified":"2022-03-27T05:34:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T02:34:39","slug":"jeff-fortenberry-announces-resignation-amid-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-fortenberry-announces-resignation-amid-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeff Fortenberry announces resignation amid conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c589b97571\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c589b97571\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-fortenberry-announces-resignation-amid-conviction\/#%E2%80%9CJeff_Fortenberry_announces_resignation_amid_conviction%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jeff Fortenberry announces resignation amid conviction&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJeff_Fortenberry_announces_resignation_amid_conviction%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jeff Fortenberry announces resignation amid conviction&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Rep. Jeff Fortenberry announced he was resigning from Congress on Saturday, two days after he was convicted on charges he lied to the FBI about an illegal campaign donation from a foreign billionaire.<\/p>\n<p>The Nebraska Republican made the announcement in a letter to his House colleagues, saying he\u2019d step down effective March 31.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been my honor to serve with you in the United States House of Representatives,\u201d Fortenberry said. \u201cDue to the difficulties of my current circumstances, I can no longer effectively serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter had opened with a poem called \u201cDo It Anyway\u201d that includes the line \u201cWhat you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A California jury on Thursday found Fortenberry guilty of one count of falsifying and concealing material facts and two counts of making false statements.<\/p>\n<p>The statements were made to federal agents, who questioned him about a $30,000 donation from Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury made during the 2016 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Fortenberry had said he didn\u2019t know about the donation in two interviews in 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska and Washington DC. A man who hosted a fundraiser for the congressman in 2016 had told Fortenberry in a phone call that he dispersed the illegal donation through straw men who could then write checks to his re-election campaign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/fortenberry.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry and his wife, Celeste, arrive at the federal courthouse for his trial.\" class=\"wp-image-21674476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/fortenberry.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/fortenberry.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/fortenberry.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. Jeff Fortenberry had been called to step down by Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jae C. Hong\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chagoury was of Lebanese descent and had ties to nonprofit In Defense of Christians, a group devoted to fighting religious persecution in the Middle East that Fortenberry had supporters.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy both called for Fortenberry to resign in the wake of the conviction, which Fortenberry said he plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>McCarthy said Friday he was going to speak with Fortenberry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he had his day in court and I think if he wants to appeal, he can go do that as a private citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi said in a statement that the conviction represented \u201ca breach of the public trust and confidence in his ability to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is above the law,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Fortenberry, who has been in Congress since 2005, had been facing reelection this year.<\/p>\n<p>His sentencing is scheduled for June 28.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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