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DOJ moves to toss charges against former Republican lawmaker

Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss felony charges against former U.S. Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry, who faced a second trial after his previous convictions were overturned by an appellate court.
The motion seeks to dismiss the case with prejudice, preventing the government from refiling charges in the future.
Fortenberry was convicted in 2022 for lying about receiving illegal campaign contributions from Nigerian businessman Gilbert Chagoury.
In a Truth Social post, Donald Trump described the prosecution as a 'witch hunt' and claimed the charges were 'baseless.

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Charges against pro-life former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry dropped

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National Catholic Register

Charges Against Pro-Life Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Dropped

Credit: Office of Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry. Fortenberry’s charges were dismissed with prejudice, which prevents a future administration from bringing the same charges against the former Republican lawmaker from Nebraska at a later date.

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The Epoch Times

DOJ Asks to Drop Charges Against Former Republican Lawmaker

U.S. prosecutors on Jan. 29 asked a federal judge to drop the charges the U.S. Department of Justice brought against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) in 2024. “Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(a), the United States of America, by and through the undersigned counsel, hereby moves to dismiss the Indictment against the Defendant with prejudice,” interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward R. Martin Jr. and acting…

25 days ago·New York, United States

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New York Post

Feds agree to drop case against former GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry one year after guilty verdict tossed

Federal prosecutors moved Wednesday to throw out their case against former GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry over charges that he lied to the FBI about illegal campaign contributions, a prosecution that prompted the Nebraskan to resign from Congress in 2022.

25 days ago·New York, United States

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DOJ moves to toss charges against former Republican lawmaker

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday moved to toss out charges against former Rep. 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 same charges can’t be brought again, comes as President Trump’s…

25 days ago·Washington, United States

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