Rep. Chris Stewart is asking a federal judge to take it easy on a former member of Congress convicted of lying to the FBI as part of an investigation into a fundraising scandal.
U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart wrote a letter to a federal judge asking for leniency in the case of former congressman Jeff Fortenberry, who was convicted in March of lying to the FBI.who was convicted on March 25
of one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. He faces up to 15 years in prison when he’s sentenced on June 28. In 2021, Fortenberry was under scrutiny for about $30,000 in illegal campaign donations from a foreign billionaire, Gilbert Chagoury of Nigeria. Chagoury allegedly funneled campaign cash through several straw donors to get around federal laws prohibiting foreign nationals from making political donations.“Through my years of interactions with Jeff, I have always known him to be a person of great integrity and compassion, which is why this episode is so stunning to me.
“I know him to be a person of faith, honest, soft-spoken and unselfish...With his background of public service and selflessness, I hope you will find a way to grant as much leniency as you are able. I truly believe that would serve the public good,” Stewart wrote.also wrote a letter to the judge in support of Fortenberry. "With his background of public service and selflessness, I hope you will find a way to grant as much leniency as you are able.
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