The jury that found former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) guilty of corruption was accidentally shown improper evidence, though the mistake should not imperil his conviction, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.



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Federal prosecutors say some evidence that a judge had excluded from the bribery trial of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was inadvertently put on a computer given to jurors, but they say it should not affect the Democrat's conviction

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Prosecutors say some erroneous evidence was given jurors at ex-Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial

The jury that convicted Robert Menendez of corruption was allowed to review improper evidence during deliberations, but the error does not justify overturning the former New Jersey senator's conviction, U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday.


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Some evidence that a federal judge had excluded from the bribery trial of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was inadvertently put on a computer given to jurors, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday, though they insisted it should have no effect on the Democrat's conviction.

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Bob Menendez trial jurors were given evidence that judge had excluded, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say jurors were shown improper evidence at former Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial. But they say its not ground for a retrial with sentencing set for Jan. 29.

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Bob Menendez jury shown improper evidence by mistake, prosecutors say

But they said in court filings that it isn't a big deal.

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Prosecutors say they mistakenly gave jurors access to evidence in Menendez case

Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Monteleoni said neither the defense nor prosecutors caught the mistake, and that it was unlikely jurors ever noticed the incorrect exhibit versions, and that they were just a handful of thousands of documents and exhibits on the computer.

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The 70-year-old Menendez resigned from the Senate in August after his July conviction.

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Prosecutors say ex-Sen. Menendez's trial jurors given some erroneous evidence

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