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Mar 25, 2022 · Celeste Fortenberry, the lawmaker's wife, was the final witness in the case and testified that her husband didn't even remember the day they met. She said he loathed making...
Mar 25, 2022 · A federal jury has convicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska 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.
Dec 26, 2023 · A federal jury in Los Angeles found the nine-term Republican guilty of concealing information and two counts of making false statements to authorities. He vowed to appeal from the courthouse steps. Fortenberry and his wife, Celeste Fortenberry, praised the court’s decision.
Dec 27, 2023 · A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, saying the decision to try the Nebraska lawmaker in California over alleged foreign...
Mar 24, 2022 · But first, the jury heard from the defense’s final witness, Fortenberry’s wife of 26 years, Celeste. Before Celeste took the stand, she shared a hug with their youngest daughter, who continued...
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Mar 24, 2022 · Fortenberry, 61, was charged last October with three felony counts, including one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal ...
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Mar 25, 2022 · U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted Thursday of charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire at a...
