Fortenberry Re-Charged In Washington Court

KIOS | By Associated Press

Published May 14, 2024 at 11:09 AM CDT

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U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., arrives at the federal courthouse for his trial in Los Angeles, earlier this month. Fortenberry was convicted Thursday on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire at a 2016 Los Angeles fundraiser.

Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry has been charged with lying to federal authorities about a foreign billionaire’s illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign. The Nebraska Republican's indictment on Wednesday revives a case that was derailed by an appellate court. A federal jury convicted him in 2022, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction last year, ruling that the case shouldn’t have been tried in Los Angeles. A grand jury in the nation's capital has now indicted Fortenberry on counts of falsifying and concealing material facts and making false statements.