A Congressman who expects to be indicted for lying to the FBI paid $80,000 of campaign money to a white-collar defense firm
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry gives the thumbs-up as he participates in the annual Applejack parade in Nebraska City in September 2020.he campaign for a Republican lawmaker who said he expects to be indicted for lying to the FBI spent $80,000 on legal services last quarter at a firm specializing in white collar-criminal defense.
to Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams for legal services in the third quarter of 2021, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday.complex federal white-collar criminal investigationsIn a two-minute video uploaded yesterday, Fortenberry, sitting in his 1963 Ford F-100 pickup with his wife and dog,“About five-and-a-half years ago, a person from overseas illegally moved money to my campaign,” Fortenberry said. “I didn’t know anything about this.
The Fortenberry campaign’s legal fees made up 56% of its disbursements during the three-month period the report covers. He already established a legal expense trust to support his defense.
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