UNITED STATES v. FORTENBERRY

No. 22-50144.

89 F.4th 702 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey FORTENBERRY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 26, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kannon K. Shanmugam (argued), William T. Marks , and Matteo Godi , Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C.; Jing Yan , Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, New York; Glen E. Summers , Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, Colorado; John L. Littrell, Jr. , Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP, San Clemente, California; Ryan V. Fraser , Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Appellant.

Alexander P. Robbins (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Appeals Section; James J. Buxton and Susan Har , Assistant United States Attorneys, Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section; Bram M. Alden , Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Appeals Section Chief; Mack E. Jenkins , Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division Chief; E. Martin Estrada , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Gabriel P. Sanchez and Salvador Mendoza, Jr., Circuit Judges, and James Donato, District Judge.


OPINION

Federal agents interviewed Jeffrey Fortenberry at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska, and his lawyer's office in Washington, D.C., in connection with an investigation into illegal campaign contributions made by a foreign national through conduit donors. At the time, Fortenberry was a member of the House of Representatives...

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