An appeals court tossed the conviction of a former Republican congress member who was found guilty of lying to a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, according to court records and reports. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s (R-NE), arguing Tuesday that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles, but rather Washington D.C. or Nebraska, court records show. Fortenberry in March 2022 was found guilty of concealing information from federal authorities investigating illegal contributions to the congress member’s 2016 re-election campaign, p…