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 Cairo for several years and promoted U.S. agricultural interests, told a Manhattan federal court jury how Halal meat certification ended up in the hands of a single company run by Menendez’s codefendant, Wael “Will” Hana, rather than several companies that had done it in the past. In an opening statement Wednesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz said the Egyptian government had “dropped a lucrative monopoly into Hana’s lap.” “Hana didn’t actually have any experience in this business. “We are a country of immigrants, among them the tight-knit Egyptian community of which Will Hana is a part.” Lustberg said Hana’s company in March 2021 signed a five-year contract to certify all U.S. meats sent to Egypt after Egypt concluded that U.S. companies which had been doing it were doing a poor job.

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Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, citing ‘emotional toll,’ seeks sentencing delay in wake of wife’s trial
1 week, 6 days 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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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,” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

FBI investigator gives jury at Sen. Bob Menendez’s trial an inside account of surveillance
7 months ago

FBI investigator gives jury at Sen. Bob Menendez’s trial an inside account of surveillance

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — An investigator provided a New York jury a riveting account on Tuesday of an evening in Washington, D.C., in 2019 when an FBI surveillance team came across Sen. Bob Menendez and his girlfriend at a fancy restaurant. The investigator, Terrie Williams-Thompson, told the jury at Menendez’s bribery trial that the team was following another person at the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Lawyer opens defense of US Sen. Bob Menendez in his corruption trial by blaming his wife
7 months, 3 weeks 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
7 months, 3 weeks 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
7 months, 3 weeks 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
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

For a second time, Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars
7 months, 4 weeks 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
7 months, 4 weeks 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
8 months 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
8 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
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will have separate bribery trials, judge rules
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will have separate bribery trials, judge rules

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will be tried separately on allegations that they participated in a bribery scheme, a federal judge ruled Thursday after Nadine Menendez’s lawyers argued that she requires treatment for a serious medical condition. “This trial is going forward without Mrs. Menendez” in order to “give some stability and certainty to all …

Sen. Bob Menendez decides not to delay May trial with appeal of judge’s ruling
9 months, 1 week ago

Sen. Bob Menendez decides not to delay May trial with appeal of judge’s ruling

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will not appeal a judge’s ruling on Constitutional grounds that would have delayed his May trial, his lawyers said Thursday. The Democrat’s lawyers notified the Manhattan federal judge who will preside over the May 6 trial in a letter that the senator’s decision was “principally motivated by his desire to proceed to …

Judge rejects Sen. Menendez’s claims that legislative immunity protects him from bribery charges
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge rejects Sen. Menendez’s claims that legislative immunity protects him from bribery charges

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez cannot escape federal prosecution on grounds that he has legislative immunity from four conspiracy charges alleging that he accepted bribes including cash and gold bars in exchange for delivering favors to three New Jersey businessmen, a judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan said in a written ruling that charges …

Sen. Bob Menendez enters not guilty plea to latest criminal indictment
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez enters not guilty plea to latest criminal indictment

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty on Monday to new obstruction of justice charges recently added to a broad corruption indictment threatening the Democrat’s re-election chances. Prosecutors say that in return for the loot, Menendez helped one of the men get a lucrative meat-certification deal with Egypt — and in doing so took …

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