USA v. MENENDEZ
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1:23-cr-00490
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March 28, 2024
Sen. Menendez Won't Delay May 6 Trial As He Forgoes Appeal
Sen. Robert Menendez told a New York federal judge Thursday he won't seek interlocutory appeal of his order two weeks ago rejecting the lawmaker's bid to dismiss his bribery case based on the speech and debate clause of U.S. Constitution, teeing up his jury trial set for May 6.
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March 26, 2024
Menendez Says Corruption Case Still Wrongly Placed In NY
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez has told a Manhattan federal judge that prosecutors' latest iteration of his corruption indictment doesn't resolve legal deficiencies that plagued previous ones, including a flimsy connection to the Southern District of New York.
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March 22, 2024
Success Unlikely For Menendez As Independent, Analyst Says
Although embattled Sen. Robert Menendez, under indictment on federal corruption charges, announced he will not run in New Jersey's Democratic primary but may seek reelection as an independent, the effort is likely to be fruitless, a Garden State political analyst said Friday.
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March 21, 2024
Sen. Menendez's Wife Keeps Attys After Feds Allege Conflict
Nadine Menendez, the wife of New Jersey's U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, told a Manhattan federal judge Thursday that she will stick with her Schertler Onorato Mead & Sears LLP lawyers ahead of their corruption trial after prosecutors alleged an ethical conflict.
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March 18, 2024
Attorney For Sen. Menendez's Wife Conflicted, Feds Say
Nadine Menendez, the wife of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and his co-defendant in a federal corruption trial in Manhattan, may be disadvantaged at trial due to her counsel's having "personal knowledge of certain facts relevant to this matter" that could compel him to testify as a witness, federal prosecutors said.
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March 14, 2024
Sen. Menendez Loses Bid To Nix Corruption Charges
A New York federal judge on Thursday rejected U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's bid to dismiss his bribery case, ruling none of the government's allegations target actions that could be considered protected activity under the U.S. Constitution.
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March 11, 2024
Menendez Must Face May 6 Trial Despite Likely Appeal
A Manhattan federal judge on Monday refused to push back U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's May 6 corruption trial after the New Jersey Democrat and his wife pled not guilty to newly added obstruction of justice charges.
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March 05, 2024
Feds Say Sen. Menendez Knew 'Loans' Were Bribes
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife were charged with obstruction of justice in a superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday in New York federal court, raising the stakes in the corruption trial facing the New Jersey Democrat.
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March 04, 2024
Menendez Loses Bid To Suppress Gold Bars In Bribery Case
A New York federal judge on Monday refused to suppress explosive evidence — including gold bars, cash and an engagement ring — the federal government unearthed in its second bribery case against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and his associates, reasoning that the omissions the embattled New Jersey Democrat targeted in prosecutors' affidavits weren't material.
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March 01, 2024
Menendez Associate Pleads Guilty In Bribe Case
A New Jersey insurance broker pled guilty Friday to bribing Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine, by buying her a Mercedes-Benz convertible, under an agreement to cooperate with federal prosecutors.