Jeff Fortenberry should be dropped with prejudice. That means the same charges cannot be filed again. Federal District Judge Trevor McFadden signed the order proposed by the Justice Department ...

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.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - 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. On Wednesday ...

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 PREVIOUS ...

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 authorities. The request to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning the ...