Fortenberry (R-NE) wastes little time in appealing his conviction and even his probation sentence

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Todd Cooper

That didn’t take long.

A day after getting two years’ probation, community service and a $25,000 fine for lying to federal agents investigating foreign campaign contributions, former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry filed notice he will appeal his convictions and his sentence.

Appealing his convictions wasn’t a surprise — Fortenberry, 61, has been adamant that he did nothing wrong. The same couldn’t be said for the appeal of a sentence in which Fortenberry received no prison time.

The Republican from Lincoln could have received up to 15 years in prison, but Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. ruled that Fortenberry’s conduct was an aberration from his normally upright character.

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[TexasTowelie]

1. Ankle monitor and make him pee into the cup every month.

Treat him like the common criminal that he is.

[irisblue]

2. Can Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. revise his ruling?

[jimfields33]

6. Probably but everyone appeals

Even those on death row get to appeal. I don’t think this is unusual at all.

[tanyev]

3. "his normally upright character", LOL.

"Yes I robbed that bank, your honor, but I genuinely needed that money and I've never been caught robbing a bank before."

[AZLD4Candidate]

5. Poor minorities commit crimes. Rich, important white people make mistakes

Is Fortenberry a poor minority? the defense rests!

[EndlessWire]

8. LOL! n/t

[AZLD4Candidate]

4. So, let's take the judge's belief to it's logical conclusion

Pillar of the community. . .great family man. . .great personality. . .great everything. . .always has upright character.

Kills one person while driving drunk. . .same light sentence?

Let's do the same thing. . .same constants as before, but the offender is black.

Our justice system doesn't even try anymore to be blind, fair, or just.

[Ford_Prefect]

7. "Oops, I did it again..."

[EndlessWire]

9. I just keep thinking of Martha Stewart...

He has a right to appeal. Everyone with the money to do so appeals.