Feds blast ‘Gold Bar Bob’ Menendez’s blame-his-wife defense at bribery trial
Federal prosecutors argued Tuesday that Sen. Bob Menendez’s brazen plan to pin the blame for his far-reaching bribery scheme on his wife was simply a “desperate” excuse to avoid his own responsibility. “There’s no way she could have fooled him into not knowing what she was doing,” prosecutor Paul Monteleone told jurors in Manhattan federal […]
New Jersey businessman testifies he promised up to $250,000 in bribes for Sen. Bob Menendez’s help
A New Jersey businessman took the lead witness position in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday, telling jurors he made a $200,000 to $250,000 deal with the congressman in 2018 to pressure the New Jersey attorney general’s office to drop an investigation into his friends and family. Jose Uribe testified in Manhattan […]
Bob Menendez’s son survives House primary challenge despite dad’s criminal charges
Rep. Rob Menendez (Dynamo, J.D.), the son of embattled Sen. Bob Menendez, has survived a primary challenge despite criminal charges that put his father’s political future in jeopardy. Menendez’s opponent is Hoboken Mayor Ravi Barra, who has sought to link the first-term Democrat to his father and accused the two of running Garden State politics […]
More Than $600K in Cash, Gold Bars Found at Sen. Menendez’s Home
The home of a New Jersey Democrat accused of accepting bribes and using his power as an elected official to benefit the Egyptian government was raided and more than $600,000 in cash and gold was recovered. It was discovered that there were bars in storage. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife Nadine Menendez used […]
MSNBC Legal Analyst Says Blaming Bob Menendez’s Wife Could Be Good For His Defense
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirshner said Friday that Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey may have a successful defense by blaming his wife, Nadine, for gifts he allegedly received. Mr. Menendez and his wife were originally indicted on bribery conspiracy charges in September, but six months ago the Justice Department announced new charges in […]
Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial involving gold-bar ‘bribes’ set to kick off
The latest corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez is scheduled to begin with jury selection on Monday as the New Jersey Paul fights allegations that he accepted bribes including gold bars and a Mercedes convertible. This is the Garden State Democrat’s second federal criminal trial. He was tried in 2017 on other corruption and bribery […]
Bob Menendez’s wife was declared missing by her other lover
When indicted Sen. Bob Menendez started dating his current wife, she disappeared for a week and was listed as a missing person by police because her other lover feared for her safety. Nadine Arslanian left the lights on and the television blaring in her home in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, without her children knowing where […]
‘Completely Smitten’: Ana Navarro Seemingly Pins Bob Menendez’s Legal Troubles On His Wife
“The View” co-host Ana Navarro claimed Friday that Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s legal troubles were his wife’s fault, saying the indictment “does not jive” with the man she knows. The Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging Menendez on three bribery-related counts in September, then added a dozen additional charges in a March 5 superseding indictment. Navarro […]
US agrees to delay Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial over wife’s health
Federal authorities are asking a Manhattan judge to postpone the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife for at least two months, citing the spouse’s health. Prosecutors on Wednesday sent a letter to the judge overseeing Nadine Menendez’s case, moving the May 6 trial to July after Nadine Menendez’s lawyers submitted documentation about […]
New Jersey’s first lady Tammy Murphy suspends Senate campaign for Bob Menendez’s seat
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