USA v. MENENDEZ et al
Case Number:
2:15-cr-00155
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Firms
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October 08, 2015
Sen. Menendez Can't Dodge Corruption Charges, Judge Says
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday refused to dismiss most of the criminal charges in the corruption case against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and a Florida eye doctor, holding that the defendants failed to shoot down the government's allegations of corruption and bribery.
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September 28, 2015
Sen. Menendez Stuck With Most Charges In Corruption Row
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday preserved the bulk of the criminal charges that U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and a Florida eye doctor are facing in their corruption case, although the judge did toss some bribery charges against them.
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September 17, 2015
Menendez Attys Grilled In Battle Over Corruption Indictment
Lawyers for U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and a Florida eye doctor tried to navigate a judge's rapid-fire questioning Thursday and drive home arguments that the corruption case against their clients violates protections for Congress members and has been tainted by prosecutorial misconduct.
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September 16, 2015
Menendez Faces Tough Sell In Bid To Cut Corruption Charges
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is unlikely at this stage to escape a federal indictment claiming he traded his official assistance for gifts and campaign contributions, but arguments that certain bribery charges breach the First Amendment and other fraud charges are faulty could have legs, attorneys say.
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September 11, 2015
Menendez Atty Accuses Feds Of Using False Testimony
A witness in the corruption probe of Sen. Robert Menendez falsely testified that the New Jersey Democrat advocated to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of co-defendant Salomon Melgen in the doctor's Medicare billing dispute, Menendez's defense team said Thursday.
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August 24, 2015
Feds Blast Menendez's Efforts To Ax Corruption Charges
Prosecutors blasted a collection of motions filed last month by Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and a co-defendant urging a federal court to drop criminal corruption charges, saying Monday that the government's case is based on sound evidence and the defendants mischaracterized cases and concealed material facts.
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August 13, 2015
Classified Info Beyond Menendez's Reach In Bribery Case
Prosecutors were permitted Wednesday to withhold certain classified information from Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., during discovery in the federal corruption case against him and a Florida eye doctor who allegedly gave the lawmaker gifts and campaign contributions in exchange for his official assistance.
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July 20, 2015
Menendez Blitzes Feds With Bids To Ax Corruption Charges
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., on Monday flooded the court overseeing his corruption trial with 15 motions to wholly or partly dismiss his criminal indictment, saying prosecutors have made several charging errors, including providing false testimony to the grand jury.
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July 02, 2015
Doctor Tied To Sen. Menendez Scandal Gets Bail In Fla. Case
A wealthy Florida eye doctor facing criminal charges for allegedly bribing his close friend U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., was granted bail in a separate Medicare fraud case in Florida, with an $18 million bond agreement reached Thursday set to end his roughly 11-week detention.
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June 16, 2015
Sen. Menendez Can't Move NJ Bribery Trial To DC
Democratic U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's efforts to move his corruption trial from New Jersey to Washington, D.C., were rejected Tuesday because he is a New Jersey resident and public office holder and there are no real barriers to testimony from D.C. witnesses.