Former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry avoids prison time after lying to feds in campaign finance inquiry – By Katherine Swartz (USA Today) / June 28, 2022
Former Nebraska congressman Jeff Fortenberry was sentenced to two years probation in Los Angeles Tuesday morning for lying to federal authorities about an illegal, foreign campaign donation.
Fortenberry, who has represented Nebraska’s 1st District since 2005, was convicted by a jury in March of concealing information and repeatedly lying to federal authorities in a campaign finance inquiry. He resigned days after the conviction.
The nine-term Republican congressman was sentenced on the same day Nebraska voters head to the polls for a special election to replace him.
A federal jury in California found him guilty of one count of falsifying and concealing material facts and two counts of making false statements. Each count carries a potential five-year prison sentence and fines.
