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Jeffrey Lane Fortenberry (born December 27, 1960) is an American politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2022, representing Nebraska's 1st congressional district as a member of the Republican Party .
May 9, 2024 · Federal prosecutors in Washington have reissued criminal charges against the former Nebraska Republican, who was convicted in 2022 but acquitted by an appeals court. Fortenberry is accused of concealing foreign donations from a Nigerian billionaire to his campaign.
Jun 28, 2022 · Jeff Fortenberry, a former Republican representative from Nebraska, was sentenced on Tuesday to two years of probation after he was convicted in a Los Angeles federal court of lying to...
Dec 27, 2023 · The former Nebraska Republican was convicted of lying to federal investigators about an illegal foreign campaign donation in 2022. The Ninth Circuit ruled that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles, where the donation was made, but in Washington or Nebraska.
Mar 25, 2022 · Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska, lied to the FBI about taking illegal donations from Gilbert Chagoury, a high-flying Nigerian businessman, a federal jury found.
Dec 26, 2023 · 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...
Jun 28, 2022 · Former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation for lying to the FBI about illegal contributions to his 2016 reelection campaign.
