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Start of Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial is delayed a week to mid-May
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.
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Bob Menendez could pin alleged crimes on wife Nadine: What it means for case
The bombshell development that New Jersey’s senior senator may try to blame his wife for the corruption charges the couple faces came from a court document that had been kept secret until now. But here’s why the senator’s defense team may be choosing to pin it on Nadine Menendez. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Sen. Bob Menendez could pin blame for alleged bribes on wife Nadine, court documents state
Menendez’s attorneys said he might take the stand in his own defense to testify how he is not the one to blame — but might implicate his wife Nadine. The document suggests the senator could tell jurors that his wife didn’t tell him the truth when it came to some of the cash or gold bars. NBC New York’s...
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Sen. Bob Menendez may blame wife for alleged crimes: court documents
Newly released court documents obtained by NBC New York reveal if Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey testifies in his corruption trial, he may blame his wife for his alleged crimes. News 4’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Sen. Bob Menendez may blame alleged crimes on wife if he testifies: Court documents
Sen. Robert Menendez may blame his wife if he takes the stand during his trial, claiming she was the one getting the money and hiding the truth from him, according to court filings.
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Sen. Bob Menendez raises nearly $190,000 for legal defense in alleged corruption case
Sen. Robert Menendez has raised nearly $190,000 for his legal defense, according to filings posted Monday, as he has been raising money to try to help him pay for lawyers as he fights corruption-related charges filed by federal prosecutors in Manhattan.
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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife to have separate trials
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will be tried separately on bribery charges after Nadine Menendez’s attorneys submitted court paperwork stating she has a medical condition and needs treatment that could last weeks. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Lawyers for NJ Sen. Bob Menendez's wife could become witnesses against her
Prosecutors say Nadine Menendez made up a cover story for some bribes she and the senator allegedly took, and then her defense lawyers repeated the false cover story she told them in their talks with prosecutors. It was all part of what prosecutors allege were obstruction of justice efforts by Menendez and his wife. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst...
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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife plead not guilty to new charges
Menendez and his wife left the courthouse without speaking to reporters. News 4’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife plead not guilty to newest obstruction, bribery charges
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine were hit last week with more criminal charges in an alleged corruption case involving gold bars, a luxury car and other alleged bribes, according to federal prosecutors.
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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife charged with obstruction of justice
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine face more criminal charges in the so-called gold bar corruption case, as federal prosecutors charged both with new obstruction of justice charges.
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Bob Menendez and wife charged with obstruction, accused of trying to cover up bribes
New Jersey. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine were hit with more criminal charges in an alleged corruption case involving gold bars, a luxury car and other alleged bribes, according to federal prosecutors.
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Judge rejects Menendez's claims search warrants in bribery case were unconstitutional
A federal judge on Monday rejected U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s claims that search warrants that led to corruption charges and the discovery of gold bars and cash at his New Jersey home were unconstitutional.
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NJ businessman and co-defendant in Sen. Menendez case pleads guilty to conspiracy
A businessman admitted he conspired to pay bribes to Sen. Bob Menendez, including getting the Democrat’s wife a luxury convertible. According to the plea deal, the key co-defendant will now cooperate with prosecutors in their case against New Jersey’s senior senator. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Sen. Bob Menendez co-defendant pleads guilty to conspiracy, will cooperate with prosecutors
A co-defendant in the corruption investigation into New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez who was accused of giving the senator’s wife a luxury convertible has agreed to plead guilty and will cooperate with prosecutors, NBC New York has learned.
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Court filing brings new twists and allegations in Menendez bribery scheme
Federal prosecutors say Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife gave a false cover story to two people about how they got the gold bars involved in the alleged bribery scheme, as the senator has never said how he got the gold. And now there is new information about the cash found in the senator’s home, and perhaps some sort of...
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Nadine Menendez claimed she inherited gold bars after mother's death, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors allege Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife told at least two people that she inherited gold bars from her mother — the same gold bars the FBI has alleged were part of payments to the senator and his wife as part of a wide-ranging bribery scheme.
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Sen. Bob Menendez says gold bars and cash at his home were illegally found and seized
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez wants a New York judge to toss out much of the evidence in the bribery prosecution against him, saying investigators illegally searched his residence as revenge because the Democrat defeated a prior prosecution in his home state.
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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife want separate trials in alleged bribery scheme
Lawyers for Menendez and his wife Nadine are requesting separate trials, saying the New Jersey senator could possibly divulge marital communications that his wife plans to keep secret, as they could be damaging to her defense.
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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife seek separate trials on bribery charges
Nadine Menendez’s lawyers asked for the severance on the grounds that Sen. Bob Menendez may want to testify at a trial scheduled to start in May and may divulge marital communications that she plans to keep secret.