Judge dismisses Fortenberry's (R-NE) challenges of indictment over campaign contributions
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Todd Cooper
A federal judge has rejected U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s first barrage of defense attacks on the indictment against the nine-term Nebraska congressman.
U.S. District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. denied four of Fortenberry’s motions to dismiss charges and a fifth motion to disqualify a prosecutor the defense contends should be called as a witness in the case.
In a December hearing, Blumenfeld had sharply questioned Fortenberry attorney John Littrell’s attempt to disqualify lead prosecutor Mack Jenkins, who heads up a division that handles public corruption cases. One of the charges came because, prosecutors allege, Fortenberry didn't come clean to Jenkins.
Blumenfeld asked whether defense attorneys would push for entire offices of prosecutors to be disqualified over involvement in an investigation. “How far does that go?” Blumenfeld asked at the Dec. 11 hearing.
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