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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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New Jersey county clerks have withdrawn their appeals to a federal court ruling requiring them to redraw primary election ballots that some argued favored candidates backed by the state's Democratic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...
Sen. Bob Menendez decides not to delay May trial with appeal of judge's ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will not appeal a judge’s ruling on Constitutional grounds that would have delayed his May trial, his lawyers said Thursday. The Democrat’s lawyers notified the Manhattan federal judge who will preside over the May 6 trial in a...
In New Jersey, some see old-school politics giving way to 'spring' amid corruption scandal
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey has a well-earned reputation as a home to backroom political dealing. But advocates hoping to break the boss-dominated culture in this Democratic stronghold say the ongoing corruption case against Sen. Bob Menendez might have opened the door to a new...
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he won't run in Democratic primary
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said Thursday he won't run in the Democratic primary as he faces federal corruption charges, but he left open the possibility that he would reenter the race as an independent later this year if he is exonerated at a trial. ...
Judge rejects Sen. Menendez's claims that legislative immunity protects him from bribery charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez cannot escape federal prosecution on grounds that he has legislative immunity from four conspiracy charges alleging that he accepted bribes including cash and gold bars in exchange for delivering favors to three New Jersey businessmen, a judge ruled Thursday. ...
