Well, according to the United States Department of Justice Jeff Fortenberry, an alleged member of congress, took illegal campaign contributions and then lied about it to federal investigators.

Fortenberry, 60, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was named in an indictment that charges him with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. Fortenberry has served in Congress since 2005.

The indictment alleges that Fortenberry repeatedly lied to and misled authorities during a federal investigation into illegal contributions to Fortenberry’s re-election campaign made by a foreign billionaire in early 2016.

These crimes can carry a prison sentence of five years, which ain’t enough.

There’s also a little interesting item in the DOJ press release. Gilbert Chagoury is a foreign national and snitch.

Chagoury entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the United States Attorney’s Office in 2019 in which he admitted providing approximately $180,000 that was used to make illegal contributions to four different political candidates in U.S. elections. Chagoury also agreed to pay a $1.8 million fine and cooperate with federal authorities.

He made the case against Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, but I can find no reference to the other two. Maybe three because LaHood isn’t technically “a candidate.” So, could some more be going down?  I dunno, but I hope so.