Prosecutors unveil cache of Menendez texts in bribery trial
Soon after Sen. Bob Menendez began dating his wife, Nadine, she was asking for favors related to Egypt, according to their messages.
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Soon after Sen. Bob Menendez began dating his wife, Nadine, she was asking for favors related to Egypt, according to their messages.
The bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was briefly delayed Tuesday due to a juror who was late to court. When it finally got underway, a woman who worked as an executive assistant for one of the co-defendants took the stand.
The decision could complicate prosecutors' case against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez as it relates to Egypt and military aid.
In the federal bribery trial for New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, text messages from 2018 between Menendez and his wife were shown. Menendez has placed the blame on his wife, saying he didn't know about her financial problems. CBS New York's Christine Sloan reports.
The government alleges Menendez accepted more than $480,000 in bribes and political favors that benefited the governments of Egypt and Qatar. CBS New York's Christine Sloan reports.
New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez was back in court Friday for his federal bribery trial. As CBS New York's Christine Sloan reports, a witness for the prosecution changed part of his previous testimony.
The FBI seized 11 one-ounce gold bars, two one-kilogram gold bars and $486,461 from the New Jersey Democrat's home.
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is accused of trading his influence and power to foreign governments.
Thursday, prosecutors in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez laid out their case, even passing around gold bars to the jurors. Menendez is accused of accepting bribes of cash and those gold bars to use his political influence for businessmen. CBS New York's Christine Sloan has the details.
Prosecutors began by portraying the senator as a "corrupt politician who put his power up for sale," while the defense tried to put the blame on Menendez's wife, Nadine, who is facing a separate trial. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the details.
A lawyer for New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sought to pin the blame on his wife, Nadine Menendez.
Opening statements began Wednesday in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez. CBS New York's Christine Sloan has been in the courtroom since the trial started.
Opening statements began Wednesday in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez. The jury was seated after two-and-a-half days of selection. CBS New York's Christine Sloan reports.
Jury selection began Monday, and the jury is expected to be seated Wednesday afternoon before opening arguments can begin.
Jury selection began earlier this week in the corruption trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, who is accused of trading his political influence for cash, gold bars and a new Mercedes-Benz convertible. Donte Mills, civil and criminal attorney joins CBS New York to break down what we can expect from this trial.
The New Jersey senator has a "fear of scarcity" and developed "a longstanding coping mechanism of routinely withdrawing and storing cash in his home," his lawyers said last month.
The New Jersey congressman is facing bribery and extortion charges and is accused of acting as a foreign agent to benefit the governments of Qatar and Egypt. CBS New York's Christina Fan has a closer look at the case.
The senator and his wife are accused of using his position to benefit three businessmen and two foreign governments in exchange for cash, gold and a luxury car.
Menendez is accused of trading his political influence for bribes of gold bars and cash. CBS New York's Christine Sloan reports.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez appeared in a Manhattan court for the start of his trial on federal corruption charges. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
The New Jersey Democrat is facing multiple charges, along with his wife Nadine, for allegedly accepting bribes from businessmen and performing favors in return. CBS New York's Christina Fan has a closer look at the case.
A judge granted a one week delay in the corruption trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez Friday, but the senator was not physically in court. He joined the proceedings by phone.
Menendez and his wife are accused of taking bribes from the three businessmen, including gold bars and a convertible Mercedes, in exchange for political favors.
The New Jersey congressman and his wife are accused of accepting cash and gold bars in exchange for political favors.
According to newly unsealed court documents, New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez could end up blaming his wife, Nadine, in the criminal case against them. Attorneys for Menendez filed court papers that show he plans to testify that his wife led him to believe nothing illegal was taking place.
