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Jury selection to begin in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection was scheduled to start Monday in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat charged with accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would aid three New Jersey businessmen. Menendez, 70, will stand trial in Manhattan...
For a second time, Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars
NEW YORK (AP) — 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. The 70-year-old New Jersey...
Despite charges, few call for Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar to resign from office
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, is facing charges of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government. He is the third lawmaker in Congress to face a federal indictment this session. But unlike his other embattled colleagues, The Texas...
Start of Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial is delayed a week to mid-May
NEW YORK (AP) — 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. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein changed from May 6 to May 13 the start of jury selection during...
Court papers show Sen. Bob Menendez may testify his wife kept him in the dark, unaware of any crimes
NEW YORK (AP) — 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. Several sentences in...
Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will have separate bribery trials, judge rules
NEW YORK (AP) — 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. The New...
Prosecutors recommend delaying the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez from May to a summer date
NEW YORK (AP) — The May bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be postponed until July or August after it was learned that the New Jersey Democrat's wife, a co-defendant, has a serious medical issue, prosecutors said Wednesday. In a letter to the trial judge, prosecutors...
Sen. Bob Menendez's wife cites need for surgery in request to delay her trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is seeking a delay to her criminal trial next month, saying a newly diagnosed and serious medical condition requires a “surgical procedure” within six weeks. The request was made by her lawyers in a letter to a Manhattan...
New Jersey officials drop appeal of judge's order to redraw Democratic primary ballot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New Jersey county clerks have withdrawn their appeals to a federal court ruling requiring them to redraw primary election ballots that some argued favored candidates backed by the state's Democratic Party. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals based in Philadelphia...
Federal judge blocks New Jersey ballot design, saying it favors party-backed candidates
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey must scrap its unique primary ballot design, widely criticized as boosting the prospects of party-backed candidates, a federal judge ruled Friday, saying the “integrity of the democratic practice” was at stake. The ruling shakes a foundational...
