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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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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 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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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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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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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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Menendez seeks dismissal of criminal charges. His lawyers say prosecutors ‘distort reality'
“The government’s accusations in this case — that he sold his office and even sold out his nation — are outrageously false, and indeed distort reality,” Bob Menendez’s lawyers wrote.
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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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What about Bob? Some NJ Dems want Menendez to move on so they can fight for his Senate seat
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has vowed he’s not going anywhere amid a federal corruption case against him, but the party he once held considerable sway over is looking beyond him. Party leaders, from Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy to local officials, have called on Menendez to resign. His home county party has dropped its endorsement, and in a year...
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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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NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy enters democratic primary for a Senate seat
New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy announced she will be running for Senate. She now enters the Democratic primary for the seat held by indicted Senator Bob Menendez. NBC10’s Political reporter Lauren Mayk has the details on how this race is shaping up.
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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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Poll: Majority of New Jersey wants Sen. Menendez to resign amid bribery charges
The majority of New Jersey residents say Sen. Bob Menendez (D) should resign amid the senior senator’s criminal bribery case. A poll released by Fairleigh Dickinson University on Thursday found that 70% of the state believe the longtime senator should step down instead of serving out the remainder of his term. Menendez’s current term is scheduled to end Jan. 2025….
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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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NJ attorney general looking into fatal 2018 crash involving Sen. Bob Menendez's wife
The New Jersey attorney general’s office has opened an inquiry into how local law enforcement handled an investigation into a December 2018 car crash that involved Sen. Robert Menendez’s wife Nadine, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the situation.
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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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Here's who NJ Sen. Bob Menendez contacted to allegedly interfere with criminal cases
The FBI says that New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez tried to interfere in two criminal matters in exchange for payoffs — and now NBC New York has learned the names of three people the Democratic senator allegedly wanted to pressure.
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Menendez bribery trial eyed for May, one month before NJ primary
Sen. Bob Menendez has pleaded not guilty 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.