Proposed Bill Aims to Strengthen Bribery Laws in Response to Menendez Case Proposed Bill Aims to Strengthen Bribery Laws in Response to Menendez Case Democratic and Republican Representatives Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Overview A bipartisan attempt to enhance federal bribery laws in response to the criminal charges against New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez has been … Read more
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine pleaded not guilty Monday to the latest criminal charges in an alleged corruption case involving gold bars, a luxury car and other alleged bribes. Last week, a federal grand jury in New York indicted the Democrat and his wife on two new charges linked to obstruction … Read more
The Cuban-American senator and his wife, Bob Menéndez and Nadine Menéndez, face new problems after federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced an expansion of charges against them, this for an alleged case of conspiracy and obstruction of justice. These accusations add up to which the official had for allegedly accepting bribes when he served as chairman … Read more
What you should know A co-defendant in the alleged corruption investigation against New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, who allegedly gave the lawmaker’s wife a luxury convertible, has agreed to plead guilty and will cooperate with prosecutors, our sister network NBC New York has learned. Businessman José Uribe pleaded guilty to seven counts in connection with … Read more
New York (dpa) – Investigators have made further allegations in the corruption indictment against US Senator Bob Menendez. In an amended indictment that has now been made public, prosecutors accuse the Democrat of accepting bribes and luxury items to use his political influence not only for the government of Egypt, but also of Qatar. Among … Read more
NEW YORK – U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to a New York court Monday and pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge alleging that he acted as an agent of the Egyptian government while chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Menendez, 69, appeared before Judge Sidney H. Stein in federal court in Manhattan. The judge … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returns to court Monday to enter an expected not guilty plea to a conspiracy charge alleging that he acted as an agent of the Egyptian government even as he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Menendez, 69, was scheduled to appear in the afternoon before Judge Sidney … Read more
What to know The senator, who resigned his post as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after his arrest last month, was excused from the proceedings in Manhattan federal court until Monday due to Senate business. Among the defendants who pleaded Guilty included his wife, Nadine Menendez, and businessman Wael Hana. The new charge … Read more