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 Democrat and his […]
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Thursday did not rule out the possibility of taking the witness stand in his upcoming bribery trial next week in New York. The trial is set to begin with jury selection on Monday in the U.S. District Court in Lower Manhattan. In an interview with CBS News’ Nikole Killion in […]
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 a January court filing by lawyers for […]
Sen. Bob Menendez raised nearly $189,000 from real estate developers, property management companies and individuals across five states, and spent nearly all of it during the first three months of 2024 to help fund his legal expenses related to federal bribery charges he and his wife face. This is the least he has raised in […]
Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial will start in May — without his wife. A federal judge on Thursday refused to delay the trial because of health issues facing Nadine Menendez, who asked to postpone the trial because of an unspecified “serious medical condition.” The New Jersey Democrat and his wife face bribery and extortion charges […]
FILE – Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, left, and his wife, Nadine Menendez, arrive at the federal courthouse in New York, Sept. 27, 2023. The May 2024 bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez should be postponed until July or August after it was learned that his wife, a codefendant, has […]
FILE – Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, left, and his wife, Nadine Menendez, arrive at the federal courthouse in New York, Sept. 27, 2023. The May 2024 bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez should be postponed until July or August after it was learned that his wife, a codefendant, has […]
The Menéndez brothers murdered their parents in 1989 and alleged that their father abused them Nick Ut/AP Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez sit in Beverly Hills Municipal Court suspected in the murders of their millionaire parents, Jose and Mary Louise Menendez, March 12, 1990. The Menéndez brothers, Lyle and Erik Menéndez, marked a dark anniversary […]
In a letter to Judge Sidney Stein, an attorney for Sen. Bob Menendez said the senator will not appeal the court’s decision to deny his effort to dismiss the federal corruption and bribery charges he faces. Menendez is set to face trial with several co-defendants on multiple federal charges in the Southern District Court of […]
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 letter that the senator’s decision was “principally motivated […]
The lavish Beverly Hills mansion where the Menendez brothers fatally shot their parents in 1989 has sold for $17 million, exactly 28 years to the day after the brothers were convicted of the brutal murders. The seven-bedroom home, complete with a pool, private tennis court and two-story guest house, had been on the market since […]
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez announced Thursday that he is “hopeful” he will run for a fourth term in New Jersey as an independent, as he faces federal bribery charges and hopes to be exonerated before the general election. Menendez said in a nine-minute video announcement, which was posted and then quickly taken down Thursday afternoon, […]