Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove its bribery case against him
6 months ago

Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove its bribery case against him

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said he chose not to testify Wednesday at his New York trial because he believes prosecutors failed to prove “every aspect” of the bribery case against him, a decision that cleared the way for closing arguments as early as Monday. As he left the courthouse, Menendez told reporters: “From my perspective, the government has failed to prove every aspect of its case.” He said that to “give them another chance” by taking the witness stand was “simply not something that makes any sense to me whatsoever.” “I expect my lawyers will produce a powerful and convincing summation, deduce how the evidence came out, and where they failed across the board, and how the jury will render a verdict of not guilty,” Menendez said before wishing reporters who followed him to his car a “Happy Fourth of July.” Two of the businessmen he is accused of accepting bribes from — Fred Daibes and Wael Hana — are on trial with him. Among witnesses called by Menendez’s lawyers was his sister, Caridad Gonzalez, 80, who told the jury that members of her family routinely stored large amounts of cash at their homes after Menendez’s parents fled Cuba in 1951 with only the money they had hidden in the secret compartment of a grandfather clock. They also say Menendez did things benefiting Egyptian officials in exchange for bribes from Hana as the businessman secured a valuable deal with the Egyptian government to certify that imported meat met Islamic dietary requirements.

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Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife's trial off until February
1 week, 3 days ago

Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife's trial off until February

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced on corruption charges as scheduled at the end of January, and his wife’s trial will be moved from January to February, a judge said Monday. Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife's trial off until February U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in …

Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife’s trial off until February
1 week, 3 days ago

Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife’s trial off until February

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced on corruption charges as scheduled at the end of January, and his wife’s trial will be moved from January to February, a judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan rejected Menendez’s request to delay his sentencing for his conviction on bribery and other charges …

Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, citing ‘emotional toll,’ seeks sentencing delay in wake of wife’s trial
2 weeks ago

Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, citing ‘emotional toll,’ seeks sentencing delay in wake of wife’s trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez asked a federal judge on Thursday to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery charges and acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, saying his family would suffer a “tremendous emotional toll” if the New Jersey Democrat were sentenced during his wife’s trial. His lawyers told Judge Sidney H. Stein in a …

Prosecutors may have violated the Constitution — and it could let a convicted senator walk
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Prosecutors may have violated the Constitution — and it could let a convicted senator walk

Raw Story  

Federal prosecutors managed to win a conviction against former Sen. Bob Menendez on one of the most dramatic and blatant corruption cases in recent U.S. history. But they may have violated the Constitution when they showed evidence to the jury, reported Politico — and it could give Menendez an opening to get a new trial, and possibly beat the charges. …

How prosecutors’ evidence mistakes could let Menendez walk away from corruption charges
2 weeks, 3 days ago

How prosecutors’ evidence mistakes could let Menendez walk away from corruption charges

Politico  

Menendez’s conviction on 16 counts this summer led to his resignation from the Senate, and he is expected to be sentenced in January. The biggest problem for prosecutors is that some of the material was evidence that U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Stein ruled could not be shown to jurors without treading on a form of immunity given to members …

Judge declines to toss Menendez verdicts
4 weeks ago

Judge declines to toss Menendez verdicts

Politico  

Stein’s 78-page order also did not address a separate request Menendez made for a new trial last month, after prosecutors revealed they’d inadvertently given jurors access to evidence they should not have seen. Instead, Stein’s order Friday was responding to an August request by Menendez’s legal team that asked the judge to reverse the results of a corruption trial over …

Ex-US Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing prosecutors’ recently admitted error
1 month, 1 week ago

Ex-US Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing prosecutors’ recently admitted error

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Bob Menendez asked a judge Wednesday to set aside guilty verdicts that forced his resignation from the U.S. Senate and grant a new bribery trial. Lawyers for the New Jersey Democrat said in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that a recent revelation by prosecutors that improper evidence was put on a computer used by jurors during …

Prosecutors say some erroneous evidence was given jurors at ex-Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors say some erroneous evidence was given jurors at ex-Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Some evidence that a federal judge had excluded from the bribery trial of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was inadvertently put on a computer given to jurors, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday, though they insisted it should have no effect on the Democrat’s conviction. The prosecutors told Judge Sidney H. Stein in a letter that they recently …

Chuck Schumer Calls On Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez To Resign
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chuck Schumer Calls On Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez To Resign

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign, minutes after his longtime Democratic colleague was found guilty on federal corruption charges. “I reiterate my call for Senator Menendez to resign immediately after being found guilty of endangering national security and the integrity of our criminal justice system,” New Jersey …

Sen. Menendez found guilty on corruption charges
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sen. Menendez found guilty on corruption charges

Raw Story  

A verdict has been reached in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, according to multiple reports: Menendez was found guilty. Prosecutors accused him of accepting gold bars, cash and mortgage payments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in a scheme that reached as far as the governments of Egypt and Qatar, ABC News reports. New York federal prosecutors …

Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted of all charges Tuesday in a sweeping corruption trial in which he was accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as an agent for the Egyptian government. Curtis Bashaw, the Republican candidate for the seat, also called on Menendez to quit, saying New …

Inside Bob Menendez’s downfall: ‘The arrogance went to his head’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside Bob Menendez’s downfall: ‘The arrogance went to his head’

Politico  

But this isn’t 2017. “Every step of the way he’s operated in a questionable manner while at the same time being extremely well-versed in policy, very smart in his politics, and at the same time having a natural base in the Latino community.” Even Fulop — who began his political career in 2004 with a hopeless primary campaign against Menendez, …

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty in federal corruption trial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty in federal corruption trial

CNN  

CNN — A jury on Tuesday found Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all counts in his federal corruption trial, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly called on his Democratic colleague to resign. Uribe, one of the government’s star witnesses, testified that he bribed Menendez in exchange for his influence to attempt to sway top prosecutors in New Jersey from …

Sen. Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sen. Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent

LA Times  

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez was convicted of all charges at his corruption trial Tuesday, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. “In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign,” …

Jury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Jury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A jury deliberating over 18 charges at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez in New York City asked the judge on Monday if unanimity is required to acquit “on a single count.” Hours later they recessed for the day without reaching a verdict. Their written note asked: “Does a not guilty verdict on a single count …

Jury deliberations begin in corruption trial of top U.S. senator
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Jury deliberations begin in corruption trial of top U.S. senator

Raw Story  

Jury deliberations began Friday in the high-profile trial of a powerful U.S. senator charged with corruption after gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash were found at his home. Robert Menendez, a 70-year-old Democrat from New Jersey, is accused of extortion, obstruction of justice and accepting bribes to perform favors for businessmen with connections to Egypt and …

Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial without a verdict
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial without a verdict

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New York City jury finished its first three hours of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who is accused of taking bribes and being a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Asked what he was singing, he said it was “a whole medley of songs,” including “Amazing …

Sen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer cites patriotism as a reason to acquit his client
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer cites patriotism as a reason to acquit his client

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer cited patriotism as a reason to acquit his client Wednesday, telling a federal jury that it would be a “win for this country” if it rejects the government’s bribery case against the Democrat. The attorney warned jurors to resist the temptation to embrace the government’s “salacious story about a corrupt politician, because it’s …

Menendez Sold Power of His Office to Aid Businessmen, US Says
6 months ago

Menendez Sold Power of His Office to Aid Businessmen, US Says

Live Mint  

US Senator Bob Menendez corruptly accepted bribes of gold, cash and a Mercedes Benz for using his power to help businessmen and to serve as a foreign agent of Egypt, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the end of his two-month trial. Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, illegally enriched himself and his wife, Nadine, by offering his influence for a …

Prosecutor tells New York City jury at bribery trial that Sen. Bob Menendez put power ‘up for sale’
6 months ago

Prosecutor tells New York City jury at bribery trial that Sen. Bob Menendez put power ‘up for sale’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A prosecutor accused Sen. Bob Menendez in a closing argument at his bribery trial Monday of putting his power up for sale to benefit three New Jersey businessmen who bribed him with gold, cash and a luxury car. The presentation by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Monteleoni that will continue on Tuesday prompted the Democrat to scoff as …

Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove its bribery case against him
6 months ago

Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove its bribery case against him

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said he chose not to testify Wednesday at his New York trial because he believes prosecutors failed to prove “every aspect” of the bribery case against him, a decision that cleared the way for closing arguments as early as Monday. Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove its …

Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense begins with sister testifying about family tradition of storing cash
6 months, 1 week ago

Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense begins with sister testifying about family tradition of storing cash

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez’s sister came to her brother’s defense Monday, testifying at the start of the defense presentation at his bribery trial that she wasn’t surprised to learn that the Democrat stored cash at home because “it’s a Cuban thing.” Caridad Gonzalez, 80, was called by Menendez’s lawyers to support their argument that hundreds of thousands of …

Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial rest; Judge rejects defense request for acquittals
6 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial rest; Judge rejects defense request for acquittals

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez rested their case on Friday after presenting evidence for seven weeks, enabling lawyers for the Democrat and two New Jersey businessmen to begin calling their own witnesses next week to support their claims that no crimes were committed and no bribes were paid. Prosecutors say gold bars and …

Sen. Bob Menendez’s Egypt trip planning got ‘weird,’ Senate staffer recalls at bribery trial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez’s Egypt trip planning got ‘weird,’ Senate staffer recalls at bribery trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Senate staffer testified at a bribery trial that planning for Sen. Bob Menendez’s 2021 trip to Egypt and Qatar got “weird” after the Democrat directed that Egypt be included in the process, a Senate staffer testified Monday. Later, Arkin said, she was told Menendez was “very upset” after he’d been notified that two Egyptians, including Egypt’s …

Prosecutors in Menendez corruption trial shift focus to Qatar
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors in Menendez corruption trial shift focus to Qatar

Raw Story  

Sen. Bob Menendez saw his fortunes climb even before Fred Daibes snagged a $95 million investment from a Qatari royal for a planned development along the Hudson River, according to testimony Thursday in his federal bribery trial in Manhattan. Jurors heard from FBI special agent Paul Van Wie, who laid out a timeline of texts, calls, encrypted messages, and other …

Gold bars and Sen. Bob Menendez’s curiosity about their price takes central role at bribery trial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gold bars and Sen. Bob Menendez’s curiosity about their price takes central role at bribery trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors showed jurors at Sen. Bob Menendez ’s trial on Thursday multiple instances when he researched the value of gold as he tried to help a New Jersey businessman who authorities say bribed him with gold and cash. The evidence is considered crucial in the government’s effort to prove that Menendez and his wife received gold bars, …

Prosecutors try to link alleged bribes of Sen. Bob Menendez to appointment of federal prosecutor
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors try to link alleged bribes of Sen. Bob Menendez to appointment of federal prosecutor

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors at the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez used the testimony of his former campaign manager on Tuesday to try to link alleged bribes of the Democrat to the appointment of New Jersey’s top prosecutor three years ago. Michael Soliman, a former top Menendez political adviser, testified immediately after New Jersey’s U.S. attorney, Philip R. Sellinger, finished …

New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor testifies for government in Sen. Bob Menendez prosecution
6 months, 4 weeks ago

New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor testifies for government in Sen. Bob Menendez prosecution

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor testified Wednesday at Sen. Bob Menendez ‘s bribery trial that the Democrat sought to discuss the prosecution of a New Jersey real estate developer with him before recommending him to the post after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger’s revelation in testimony that will continue on …

Key witness at bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez faces grueling day of cross-examination
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Key witness at bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez faces grueling day of cross-examination

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The prosecution’s prized turncoat witness at the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was politely combative Tuesday as defense lawyers tried to poke holes in his testimony and portray him as a habitual liar. Jose Uribe spent a third day on the witness stand, a day after telling the jury that Menendez, a Democrat, took credit …

New Jersey businessman tells jury that bribes paid off with Sen. Bob Menendez
6 months, 4 weeks ago

New Jersey businessman tells jury that bribes paid off with Sen. Bob Menendez

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New Jersey businessman who prosecutors say bribed Sen. Bob Menendez testified Monday that the Democrat told him in summer 2019 that he’d look into a state criminal probe threatening his business and later assured him there was no threat and boasted about saving him. Uribe said he brought up the subject of investigations directly with the …

‘Yes, I did’ — New Jersey businessman tells jury he bribed Sen. Menendez
7 months ago

‘Yes, I did’ — New Jersey businessman tells jury he bribed Sen. Menendez

Raw Story  

A failed insurance broker from New Jersey told jurors in Manhattan Friday that he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife in exchange for the senator killing the prosecution of a friend and stopping an expanding criminal investigation that threatened to ensnare his own company. He also wanted to derail the expanding investigations into the company, Prestige Trucking Express, that …

Businessman testifies he promised up to $250,000 in bribes for Sen. Menendez’s help
7 months ago

Businessman testifies he promised up to $250,000 in bribes for Sen. Menendez’s help

LA Times  

A New Jersey businessman took his star turn on the witness stand in the bribery case against Sen. Robert Menendez, telling a jury he believed he had a $200,000-to-$250,000 deal in 2018 for the Democrat to pressure the New Jersey attorney general’s office to stop investigating his friends and family. Uribe said Hana told him that he would go to …

New Jersey businessman testifies he promised up to $250,000 in bribes for Sen. Bob Menendez’s help
7 months ago

New Jersey businessman testifies he promised up to $250,000 in bribes for Sen. Bob Menendez’s help

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New Jersey businessman took his star turn on the witness stand in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday, telling a jury he believed he had a $200,000-to-$250,000 deal in 2018 for the Democrat to pressure the New Jersey attorney general’s office to stop investigating his friends and family. Uribe said Hana told him …

Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife is excused from court after cancer surgery
7 months ago

Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife is excused from court after cancer surgery

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The wife of Sen. Bob Menendez was excused Wednesday from appearing in court next week after her lawyer said she’s experiencing intense and chronic pain after surgery to treat cancer. She was scheduled to attend a pretrial hearing next Wednesday in Manhattan federal court before her lawyer, Barry Coburn, asked that her appearance be waived after the …

Jurors at Menendez corruption trial hear about a boozy dinner and an unusual offer
7 months ago

Jurors at Menendez corruption trial hear about a boozy dinner and an unusual offer

Raw Story  

The night Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine met three Egyptian men at a ritzy steakhouse in Washington, D.C., Terrie Williams-Thompson was sitting nearby, straining to hear. On the 13th day of Menendez’s bribery trial in Manhattan, that proclamation was, in one way, the most damning of the day — federal prosecutor Lara Pomerantz‘s questioning of Williams-Thompson suggested it …

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial
7 months ago

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is on trial on federal bribery charges in New York, has filed to run as an independent candidate for reelection. Asked on his way into court Monday if he’s changing political parties, Menendez said in Spanish, “no, independent doesn’t mean I’m changing.” Later Monday, Menendez told reporters who …

At bribery trial, ex-US official casts Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain in Egyptian meat controversy
7 months, 1 week ago

At bribery trial, ex-US official casts Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain in Egyptian meat controversy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A former top U.S. agricultural official cast Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain at his bribery trial Friday, saying he tried to stop him from disrupting an unusual sudden monopoly that developed five years ago over the certification of meat exported to Egypt. The monopoly that Hana’s company received forced out several other companies that had been …

At Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial, prosecutors highlight his wife’s desperate finances
7 months, 1 week ago

At Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial, prosecutors highlight his wife’s desperate finances

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial showed jurors hundreds of texts, emails and phone calls over two days that show his girlfriend-turned-wife’s desperate financial situation before New Jersey businessmen she had long known came to the rescue. Prosecutors elicited the evidence through the testimony of an FBI agent for a second day Wednesday as they sought …

Prosecutors build their case at bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez with emails and texts
7 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutors build their case at bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez with emails and texts

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors were presenting their bribery case against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez drip-by-drip on Tuesday, showing jurors a steady stream of documents, emails and phone records that they’ll explain more thoroughly later in the trial. Menendez, 70, is on trial with two New Jersey businessmen who prosecutors say paid him bribes, including gold bars and cash, over …

Bob ‘Gold Bar’ Menendez’s stash of hidden cash and gold bars revealed in new photos
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bob ‘Gold Bar’ Menendez’s stash of hidden cash and gold bars revealed in new photos

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pictures of multiple solid gold bars and wads of cash …

Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator

LA Times  

The trial of Sen. Robert Menendez grinded to a weeklong break Tuesday after federal court jurors who were treated to a brick-by-brick build of the prosecution’s bribery case got stuck in an elevator a day after they were forced from their usual assembly room because of flooding. As jurors left for the day, Stein jokingly warned them: “Don’t all get …

Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The trial of Sen. Bob Menendez grinded to a weeklong break on Tuesday after federal court jurors who were treated to a brick-by-brick build of the prosecution’s bribery case got stuck in an elevator a day after they were forced from their usual assembly room because of flooding. As jurors left for the day, Stein humorously warned …

Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial focuses on his wife’s New Jersey home
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial focuses on his wife’s New Jersey home

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New Jersey businessman rescued the home of Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife from foreclosure just as the Democrat allegedly helped him secure a lucrative business relationship with Egypt, a lawyer testifying at his bribery trial said Monday. Attorney John Moldovan told a Manhattan federal court jury that he was working for the businessman, Wael Hana, in July …

Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial focuses on his wife's New Jersey home
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial focuses on his wife's New Jersey home

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A New Jersey businessman rescued …

Witness at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial says meat-export monopoly made costs soar
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Witness at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial says meat-export monopoly made costs soar

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A witness at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial testified Friday that the cost of certifying that meat sent to Egypt followed Islamic dietary requirements skyrocketed after a single U.S. company was given a monopoly in a cozy deal prosecutors say the Democrat arranged in return for bribes. James Bret Tate, a U.S. diplomat who was based in …

Sen. Bob Menendez Reveals Wife Has Breast Cancer As Bribery Trial Begins
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez Reveals Wife Has Breast Cancer As Bribery Trial Begins

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday that his wife has breast cancer and will require a mastectomy, a revelation made just as the presentation of evidence began at his New York bribery trial. We hope and pray for the best results.” Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive at the federal courthouse in …

Sen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as his trial focuses on FBI raid of his home
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as his trial focuses on FBI raid of his home

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday that his wife will undergo a mastectomy after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, a revelation made just as the first evidence — pictures of 13 gold bars and over $480,000 in cash seized from the couple’s home — was shown to jurors at his New York bribery trial. Earlier in the …

Bob ‘Gold Bars’ Menendez throws wife under the bus claiming she ‘hid’ bribes in opening statements
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bob ‘Gold Bars’ Menendez throws wife under the bus claiming she ‘hid’ bribes in opening statements

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Embattled New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez will blame his wife …

Bob Menendez Sold His Office for Cash, Gold Bars, US Tells Jury
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bob Menendez Sold His Office for Cash, Gold Bars, US Tells Jury

Live Mint  

Senator Bob Menendez’s bribery trial began Wednesday with a US prosecutor telling jurors that the New Jersey Democrat took cash, gold bars and a luxury car from two businessmen to perform favors for them and corruptly help the Egyptian government. Pomerantz said Menendez gave Egyptian officials “sensitive” non-public information about personnel at the US embassy in Cairo and helped Egypt …

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