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Sen. Bob Menendez will resign NJ seat after guilty verdict in federal bribery case: Sources
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said in a letter that he will resign his position in August, a week after he was found guilty on all counts in his federal corruption trial and amid mounting calls for him to step down.
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Sen. Menendez found guilty on all counts in federal corruption trial
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all 16 counts in his federal corruption trial, including charges of bribery and conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent, a jury decided Tuesday in a Manhattan courthouse.
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NY jury starts deliberating Menendez's bribery case
A New York City jury has been told it will begin deliberating criminal charges against Sen. Bob Menendez at his bribery trial on Friday after hearing instructions on the law.
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Sen. Bob Menendez lawyer tells jury in closing that prosecutors failed to prove a single charge
A lawyer for Sen. Bob Menendez at the Democrat’s bribery trial has urged jurors to acquit him of every charge, saying prosecutors had failed to prove a single count beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Sen. Bob Menendez called corrupt, accused of trading power for gold and cash in trial's open
At the start of his corruption trial in New York City, a federal jury was alternately introduced to Bob Menendez as a bribe-taking U.S. senator who betrayed his country, and as an American patriot.
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Sen. 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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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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Sen. Bob Menendez faces new allegations of receiving gold bars and cash for support of Qatari investment
A federal grand jury has filed a second superseding indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez and alleges he tried to help a New Jersey developer with getting a multi-million dollar investment from an investment company tied to the Qatari government in exchange for cash and gold bars.
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Gold bars featured in Bob Menendez bribery case linked to 2013 robbery, records show
At least four gold bars found in the FBI search of Sen. Robert Menendez’s home had been directly linked to a New Jersey businessman now accused of bribing the state’s senior senator, records show
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Sen. Menendez, back in to New York court, pleads not guilty to new conspiracy charge
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has returned to a New York City federal court and entered a not guilty plea to a charge alleging he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government.
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NJ Sen. Bob Menendez accused of conspiring to act as a foreign agent in superseding indictment
Sen. Robert Menendez (D) is accused of accepting bribes on behalf of a foreign government and acting as a foreign agent, according to a superseding indictment filed by a federal grand jury in Manhattan.
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Sen. Bob Menendez's wife struck and killed a man with her car in 2018, police records show
The FBI says the senator and his wife got the car from Jose Uribe, in exchange, the senator allegedly offered to help interfere in a criminal case Uribe was concerned about.
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Menendez single-handedly blocked a bipartisan effort to strengthen the law regulating foreign influence in Washington
Sen. Bob Menendez, charged last week with secretly aiding the Egyptian government in exchange for bribes, single-handedly blocked passage of bipartisan legislation in 2020 that would have strengthened the law regulating foreign influence and lobbying in Washington, Senate records show.
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Analysis: Political impacts of Menendez indictments for Dems, GOP
A look at why some fellow Democrats are lining up to call for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after his federal indictment while many Republicans aren’t.
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Bob Menendez and wife plead not guilty to pocketing bribes involving cash, gold bars, favors
Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of pocketing bribes of cash and gold bars in exchange for wielding his political influence to secretly advance Egyptian interests and do favors for local businessmen.
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Sen. Bob Menendez will appear in court in his bribery case as he rejects calls to resign
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is due in court to answer to federal charges alleging the Democrat used his powerful post to secretly advance Egyptian interests and carry out other favors for New Jersey businessmen in exchange for bribes of cash and gold bars.
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New England senators call on Menendez to resign following bribery indictment
Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are among a growing number of Democrats who are now calling on New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to resign following his indictment last week on federal bribery charges. “The public’s trust has been broken. Senator Menendez should resign,” Markey said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday afternoon....
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Embattled NJ Sen. Bob Menendez stays defiant, will stay in office while facing bribery charges
Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine, were indicted by a grand jury on federal bribery charges stemming from their relationship with three businessmen, according to court filings, including possible dealings with an admitted felon and the authoritarian regime of Egypt. Here’s the latest in the case
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Gold bars, a luxury car, cash: Takeaways from investigation into NJ Sen. Bob Menendez
Investigators say they found nearly $500,000 in cash hidden in clothing and closets as well as $100,000 in gold bars in a search of the home the 69-year-old senator from New Jersey shares with his wife. Here are the biggest takeaways from the 39-page document.
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NJ Sen. Bob Menendez and wife indicted on federal bribery charges
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife were indicted by a grand jury on federal bribery charges stemming from their relationship with three businessmen, according to court filings, including possible dealings with an admitted felon.