Federal prosecutors maneuvered to throw out their indictment against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, which prompted him to resign from Congress in 2022, over charges that he lied to the FBI.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s conviction for lying to federal authorities about illegal campaign contributions, saying the case against the Nebraska ...

Jeff Fortenberry arrives at the federal courthouse in Los Angeles, March 16, 2022. | Jae C. Hong/AP By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein 01/29/2025 01:07 PM EST Updated: 01/29/2025 02:28 PM EST ...

A Washington grand jury has indicted former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., on charges he made false statements during a campaign finance probe, months after a federal appeals court threw out his ...

Former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's trial has been delayed. Fortenberry was indicted for the second time in May 2024 on charges of lying to the FBI. Sign up for our Newsletters ...

Former Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry will head back to trial in February. In May, he was indicted on charges for allegedly lying to the FBI about a 2016 foreign campaign contribution.

A trial for U.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry from Nebraska set to begin on Feb. 3 in the District Court of the District of Columbia has been pushed back.

The FBI interviewed Jeff Fortenberry back in 2019. Getty Images. Fortenberry was accused of hiding illegal contributions made to his 2016 House campaign by Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury ...