Fortenberry charged again for lying after 2016 fundraiser collected foreign funds
Source: AP
His previous convictions had been overturned for being pursued in the wrong venue
By: Aaron Sanderford - May 9, 2024 12:55 pm
LINCOLN — Former U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry faces refiled charges from a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., for allegedly lying to FBI agents about illegal foreign money raised for his 2016 congressional campaign.
The grand jury charged Fortenberry with two felonies: falsifying and concealing material facts and making false statements to federal investigators.
A federal appeals court had overturned his convictions for three felonies from March 2023 because prosecutors pursued the case in California, where the questionable fundraiser took place and not where the congressman allegedly lied.
Fortenberry’s conversations with federal investigators took place in 2019 at his Lincoln home and at his lawyer’s office in D.C. The charges allege Fortenberry did not spur his campaign to correct campaign finance forms with accurate information.
U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, with his wife, Celeste, at his side, talks to reporters just after a federal jury found him guilty. (Paul Hammel/Nebraska Examiner)
Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/05/09/fortenberry-charged-again-for-lying-after-2016-fundraiser-collected-foreign-funds/
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