USA v. MENENDEZ
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January 01, 2024
Trials To Watch In 2024
Major trials coming down the pike in 2024 include a wealthy Russian art collector's suit against Sotheby's, first bellwethers in multidistrict litigation over allegations Chiquita funded a violent group in Colombia, and a criminal case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez. Here's a rundown.
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January 01, 2024
New Jersey Cases To Watch In 2024
In the coming year, May 6 looms large for New Jersey court watchers with two high-profile federal bribery cases scheduled to go to trial. One case — the prosecution of two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — has taken years to get to trial. The other case — which accuses Sen. Robert Menendez, his wife and three businessmen of a bribery conspiracy — is proceeding much more swiftly, with the indictments having been handed down on Sept. 22.
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December 20, 2023
Menendez Wants 2-Month Delay Of Bribery Trial
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to postpone an explosive bribery case — the government's second — for two months, citing the complexity of an additional, unprecedented foreign-agent charge. If the delay is granted, the May 6 trial would be pushed to early July.
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November 16, 2023
Menendez Subs Out Winston & Strawn For Paul Hastings
Paul Hastings LLP will take over U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's defense in a criminal case accusing the New Jersey Democrat of a bribery scandal involving the Egyptian government, according to filings in New York federal court on Thursday.
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October 23, 2023
Sen. Menendez Denies 'Foreign Agent' Charge In Bribery Case
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez entered a not guilty plea Monday on federal charges accusing the politician from New Jersey of conspiring to act as an unregistered foreign agent for the Egyptian government after previously denying taking about $600,000 worth of bribes from Garden State business associates.
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October 18, 2023
Once Again, Menendez Co-Defendants Plead Not Guilty
Three New Jersey businessmen and the wife of Sen. Bob Menendez entered not guilty pleas Wednesday to bribery charges brought by the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, marking the second time they have denied the allegations since they were initially indicted on Sept. 22 in the case revolving around the Garden State senator.
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October 12, 2023
New Federal Charges Say Menendez Plotted To Act For Egypt
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey is facing new charges in an explosive bribery case that he acted as a foreign agent on behalf of the Egyptian government.
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October 02, 2023
Menendez Gets Date For Bribery Trial As Feds Eye Plea Talks
A Manhattan federal judge set a May trial date Monday for Sen. Bob Menendez and three businessmen accused of bribing the New Jersey senator and his wife amid a host of legal issues and what a prosecutor described as potential plea talks.
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September 27, 2023
Sen. Menendez Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery Rap
Sen. Bob Menendez entered a not guilty plea Wednesday on charges brought by the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office accusing the New Jersey U.S. senator and his wife of taking some $600,000 worth of bribes from Garden State business associates.
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September 26, 2023
NJ Sen. Booker, Other Dems Call For Menendez To Resign
Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday called on his fellow New Jersey Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after he was indicted on bribery charges, joining a growing list of Senate Democrats urging Menendez to step down.