One day after being sentenced to probation for lying to federal agents, former U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry on Wednesday followed through with his pledge to appeal his conviction.
His legal representatives, including a new specialist in such appeals, also said they expect to file a complaint with the Inspector General of the Department of Justice, alleging that FBI agents used “deceptive tactics” in getting Fortenberry to talk to them.
According to a report by the Nebraska Examiner’s Paul Hammel, Attorney Glen Summers, who also represented Fortenberry during the trial, said in a statement Wednesday that federal false statements statutes are “far too susceptible to abuse” and that the 61-year-old Republican should not have been prosecuted for comments he gave to FBI agents.
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