When New York state lawmakers passed a sweeping ethics reform package in 2011, it was hailed as a major advancement toward eliminating corruption in Albany. “This historic ethics reform bill is another step in restoring the public’s trust in their government,” said then-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on the Senate floor during the passage of […]
In any other year, the trial of a United States senator accused of aiding a foreign government would be the trial of the year or maybe even the decade. But 2024 is not any other year and Sen. Bob Menendez‘s federal corruption trial isn’t even the trial of the month. It began last week in […]
May 17—1/2 Swipe or click to see more GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro, front, and Hawaii businessman Dennis Mitsunaga celebrate after they were found not guilty in their corruption trial in U.S. District Court in Honolulu today. 2/2 Swipe or click to see more GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom accused former President Donald Trump of “open corruption” in a speech Thursday at a climate summit of Catholic officials and international leaders, elevating his criticism of the Republican leader in the hallowed halls of the Vatican. The California governor referenced news stories alleging that Trump recently solicited campaign donations from oil executives […]
While former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial continues in Manhattan criminal court, a criminal trial involving another elected U.S. official is happening just a few blocks away in Manhattan federal court. Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, is facing bribery and corruption charges for allegedly using his influence on the powerful […]
NEW YORK — The sitting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey and a former state attorney general are among the witnesses expected in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. The group of expected witnesses will be part of the evidence federal prosecutors promised in court would tie New Jersey’s senior […]
Jurors could be seated as soon as Wednesday to determine whether Robert Menendez, New Jersey’s senior senator, broke the law in what federal prosecutors called a years-long bribery scheme to benefit Egypt’s and Qatar’s governments, as well as himself. The jury selection process will enter its third day in Manhattan federal court. U.S. District Judge […]
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A jury for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez’s corruption trial could be seated as soon as Wednesday, to assess the Democrat’s role in what federal prosecutors called a years-long bribery scheme to benefit foreign governments and himself. In a second day of jury selection, U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein questioned […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez sat by himself at a defense table Tuesday as prospective jurors who claim they can’t serve at his federal New York corruption trial were interviewed by a judge in a room just outside the courtroom. Judge Sidney H. Stein has heard a variety of reasons why individuals say […]
Sen. Bob Menendez and two co-defendants are scheduled to stand trial beginning Monday, May 13, 2024, on corruption charges in Manhattan. (Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images) The federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez will begin Monday morning in a Manhattan courtroom, where prosecutors will seek to prove New Jersey’s senior senator took bribes […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, a case that could affect the Democrat’s reelection prospects and help determine which party controls the Senate next year. Menendez, 70, and two New Jersey businessmen face charges in a bribery conspiracy case in […]
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 federal court along with two of […]