Fortenberry's (NE-R) campaign paid nearly $600K to his defense team in federal court case

[Omaha Steve]

Todd Cooper Apr 20, 2022 Updated 7 hrs ago

Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s campaign crimes were costly: The congressman lost his job, his livelihood and his standing as a federal elected official.

His defense wasn’t cheap, either: The 61-year-old Republican from Nebraska spent nearly $600,000 on his defense team’s unsuccessful fight against charges that he lied to the FBI and tried to cover up the source of illegal foreign campaign donations, according to a Federal Election Commission report filed last week by Fortenberry.

That tally included $548,000 to the Los Angeles law firm of lead Fortenberry attorney John Littrell and $50,000 to an Arizona consultant that helped pick the jury that convicted Fortenberry after just two hours of deliberations.

The Los Angeles jury convicted Fortenberry of two counts of lying to the FBI and one count of trying to conceal the source of $30,000 in campaign contributions. Two Lebanese allies of Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury funneled the cash, without Fortenberry’s knowledge, to his campaign at a February 2016 fundraiser.

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. Amazing. Is there just ONE honest Repube? I'm thinking not. Look at this smarmbucket

[Phoenix61]

2. Awesome! Those dollars won't be going to another repub.nt

[Sneederbunk]

3. How much is this in Nigerian money?