The ranking member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee for agriculture has resigned after being convicted of lying to the FBI.
A California jury found Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska, guilty on three counts of lying to federal agents about an illegal campaign donation.
In a letter to his colleagues, Fortenberry said he would leave his position on March 31. Thursday, he was found guilty in Los Angeles for making a pair of false statements and falsifying and concealing material facts.
