New Jersey businessman pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption case
1 year ago

New Jersey businessman pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, admitting that he gave the senator’s wife a car to influence him and agreeing to a deal with prosecutors that calls for him to testify in the corruption case against the powerful Democrat. Jose Uribe, of Clifton, New Jersey, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court to seven charges, including conspiracy to commit bribery from 2018 to 2023, honest services wire fraud, obstruction of justice and tax evasion. As he described his crimes in court, Uribe told Judge Sidney H. Stein that he conspired with several people, including Nadine Menendez, to provide her with a Mercedes-Benz in return for her husband “using his power and influence as a United States senator to get a favorable outcome and to stop all investigations related to one of my associates.” He said he also hoped the gift would, if necessary, stop a “possible investigation into another person who I considered to be a member of my family,” according to a transcript of the proceeding, which the media was not told about before it happened. Federal prosecutors allege that Menendez, the former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, used his position to take actions that benefited foreign governments in exchange for bribes paid by associates in New Jersey.

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Former US Senator Bob Menendez given 11-year prison sentence for bribery
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Former US Senator Bob Menendez given 11-year prison sentence for bribery

Al Jazeera  

Menendez, once a powerful figure in US foreign policy, was found guilty of selling influence to the Egyptian government. Robert Menendez, a former United States senator representing New Jersey, has been handed an 11-year prison sentence for bribery schemes that included receiving gold bars in exchange for favours on behalf of Egypt. “Somewhere along the way – and I don’t …

Ex-US Senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in bribery case
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ex-US Senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in bribery case

Hindustan Times  

Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 years in prison over his 2024 conviction for taking bribes including gold bars in exchange for favors for Egypt and New Jersey businessmen. Menendez, a once-powerful Democrat who spent 18-1/2 years representing New Jersey in the Senate, was found guilty in July on all 16 felony counts he faced, including bribery …

Disgraced former US Senator Bob Menendez weeps as he's sentenced to 11 years in prison in corruption case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Disgraced former US Senator Bob Menendez weeps as he's sentenced to 11 years in prison in corruption case

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 Former New Jersey senator Bob Menendez has been sentenced to …

Ex-New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ex-New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction

LA Times  

Former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for his conviction for accepting bribes of gold bars, cash and a car and what his lawyers said made him a “national punchline” and earned him a new nickname: “gold bar Bob.” U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan announced the sentence after Menendez tearfully addressed …

Menendez’s lawyers seek lenient sentence, saying conviction made him a ‘national punchline’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Menendez’s lawyers seek lenient sentence, saying conviction made him a ‘national punchline’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Lawyers for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez are urging a judge to be lenient at his sentencing later this month for his conviction on bribery charges, saying the ordeal has made him a “national punchline” despite a lifetime of good deeds that have saved lives. The 71-year-old Menendez was convicted in July of 16 corruption charges …

Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife's trial off until February
2 months, 2 weeks 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
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Bob Menendez, Citing 'Emotional Toll,' Seeks Sentencing Delay In Wake Of Wife's Trial
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bob Menendez, Citing 'Emotional Toll,' Seeks Sentencing Delay In Wake Of Wife's Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 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. …

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

Judge declines to toss Menendez verdicts
3 months 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Chuck Schumer Calls On Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez To Resign
8 months 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
8 months 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 …

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty in federal corruption trial
8 months 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 …

New Jersey Senator Bob Mendendez found guilty on all counts in alleged bribery scheme
8 months ago

New Jersey Senator Bob Mendendez found guilty on all counts in alleged bribery scheme

Salon  

A Manhattan jury has found Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., guilty on all counts Tuesday following two months of trial and a little over two days of deliberation. At trial, lawyers for Menendez, who pleaded not guilty, argued that the senator's wife, Nadine Menendez, was to blame for accepting gifts, which they argued were kept in her closet. She has been …

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

Menendez Sold Power of His Office to Aid Businessmen, US Says
8 months, 1 week 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’
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove its bribery case against him
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense begins with sister testifying about family tradition of storing cash
8 months, 2 weeks 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
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Prosecutors try to link alleged bribes of Sen. Bob Menendez to appointment of federal prosecutor
8 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 …

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

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

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. Michael Soliman, a former top Menendez political adviser, testified …

New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor testifies for government in Sen. Bob Menendez prosecution
9 months 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
9 months 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
9 months 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
9 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial
9 months, 1 week 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 Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial, prosecutors highlight his wife’s desperate finances
9 months, 2 weeks 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
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial focuses on his wife’s New Jersey home
9 months, 3 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
9 months, 3 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 …

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

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

Lawyer opens defense of US Sen. Bob Menendez in his corruption trial by blaming his wife
10 months ago

Lawyer opens defense of US Sen. Bob Menendez in his corruption trial by blaming his wife

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A lawyer for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez blamed the politician’s wife Wednesday for his legal problems, telling a jury at the start of a corruption trial that the Democrat wasn’t aware his spouse had taken gifts from a trio of businessmen and didn’t know about cash and gold bars hidden in a closet at their New Jersey …

Bob Menendez Bribe Trial Over Gold Bars, Cash Begins in New York
10 months ago

Bob Menendez Bribe Trial Over Gold Bars, Cash Begins in New York

Hindustan Times  

The bribery trial of Senator Robert Menendez begins Monday with the embattled New Jersey Democrat potentially blaming his wife for his predicament and seeking to call a psychiatrist to defend why he hoarded the $480,000 in cash and 13 gold bars FBI agents found in his house. Bob Menendez Bribe Trial Over Gold Bars, Cash Begins in New York Jury …

Jury Selection To Begin In The Bribery Trial Of Sen. Bob Menendez
10 months ago

Jury Selection To Begin In The Bribery Trial Of Sen. Bob Menendez

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Sen Bob Menendez, a Democrat, arrived Monday for the start of his trial on charges that he accepted bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would help three New Jersey businessmen. Menendez, 70, was dropped off in front of a Manhattan federal courthouse at 8:15 a.m., forty minutes …

Sen. Bob Menendez's second corruption trial begins
10 months ago

Sen. Bob Menendez's second corruption trial begins

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez went on trial in Manhattan federal court Monday, accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would help three New Jersey businessmen. AP AUDIO: Corruption trial for Sen. Bob Menendez underway with jury selection AP correspondent Jennifer King reports on developments in the bribery trial of …

Top US Senator Bob Menendez’s corruption trial begins
10 months ago

Top US Senator Bob Menendez’s corruption trial begins

Al Jazeera  

Jury selection begins in trial accusing top Democrat of accepting bribes and acting as unregistered foreign agent. Menendez, 70, faces 16 criminal charges and is being tried alongside two New Jersey businessmen in Manhattan federal court. Authorities said Menendez promised to help Egypt obtain arms sales and other military aid, and helped co-defendant Wael Hana, an Egyptian-American businessman, obtain a …

For a second time, Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars
10 months ago

For a second time, Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — For the second time in a decade, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial Monday with his political career and freedom on the line in a criminal case that already has forced him out of one of the most powerful posts in Congress. Menendez also pressured a U.S. agriculture official to stop opposing Hana’s company as …

For a second time, Sen. Robert Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars
10 months ago

For a second time, Sen. Robert Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars

LA Times  

For the second time in a decade, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez faces a corruption trial Monday with his political career and freedom on the line in a criminal case that already has forced him out of one of the most powerful posts in Congress. Politics Sen. Menendez pleads not guilty to new obstruction charges Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife …

Bob Menendez's lawyers say his 'trauma' is to blame for bribery case
10 months, 1 week ago

Bob Menendez's lawyers say his 'trauma' is to blame for bribery case

Daily Mail  

A high-profile Democrat Senator who is under investigation for bribery is expected, according to his lawyers, to blame his actions in part on the 'traumatic' death of his father nearly 50 years ago. Now, the Democrat's lawyers are hatching a plan to portray Menendez as a compulsive money withdrawer whose fear of going without stems from 'traumatic experiences in his …

Start of Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial is delayed a week to mid-May
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Start of Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial is delayed a week to mid-May

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The start of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial was pushed back a week to mid-May on Friday after lawyers agreed the extra days would aid trial preparation. Menendez and two New Jersey businessmen have pleaded not guilty to charges that cash, gold bars and a luxury car were given to Menendez and his wife since …

Court papers show Sen. Bob Menendez may testify his wife kept him in the dark, unaware of any crimes
11 months ago

Court papers show Sen. Bob Menendez may testify his wife kept him in the dark, unaware of any crimes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez may seek exoneration at his May bribery trial by blaming his wife, saying she kept him in the dark about anything that could be illegal about her dealings with New Jersey businessmen, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday. Menendez’s lawyers had redacted the documents, claiming that the sentences revealed trial strategy that could bias …

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