Jeff Fortenberry should be dropped with prejudice. That means the same charges cannot be filed again. Federal District Judge ...

Jeff Fortenberry pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing in the case. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The former congressman was accused of lying to the FBI.

The Justice Department has moved to drop its criminal prosecution of former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Nebraska Republican who resigned last year after a conviction on charges that he lied to the FBI.

Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), who resigned from Congress in 2022 after a California jury convicted him of lying to federal ...