US EditionNew Jersey businessman who testified against ex-Sen. Bob Menendez won't go to prison
Jose Uribe received six months of home detention and must forfeit $292,000 after testifying against former Senator Menendez in a major bribery conspiracy case.
- On Thursday, Manhattan federal court sentenced New Jersey businessman Jose Uribe, who testified against former Senator Bob Menendez and his wife, to six months of home detention rather than prison.
- Uribe faced criminal charges in late 2023 after an extensive federal probe into a bribery case involving Menendez and several businessmen from New Jersey.
- Testimony revealed that in 2019, Uribe made an initial payment of $15,000 and set up monthly payments for a Mercedes through 2022, in exchange for assistance protecting his business from criminal investigations.
- Judge Sidney H. Stein acknowledged Uribe’s truthful testimony and regret, emphasizing that Uribe was instrumental in uncovering an extensive, internationally-linked corruption scheme.
- As a result of Uribe’s cooperation, the court ordered forfeiture of $292,000, and his assistance contributed to several convictions, including prison sentences for Menendez, Nadine Menendez, Wael Hana, and Fred Daibes.
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Six months of house arrest for star witness in Bob Menendez trial
Jose Uribe, front, toasts Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine at one of several dinners he and his friends treated the couple to during what prosecutors say was a wide-ranging bribery scheme that started in 2018. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York)A star government witness who admitted to bribing former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to house arrest Thursday as recompense for aiding the prosecuti…
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New Jersey businessman who testified against ex-Sen. Bob Menendez won't go to prison
A New Jersey businessman who testified against former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife at separate bribery trials won't go to prison, after a judge credited him at his sentencing for his honesty.
Corrupt NJ businessman who was 'star witness' against Bob Menendez avoids prison time
A New Jersey businessman who testified against former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife at separate bribery trials won't go to prison, after a judge credited him at his sentencing for his honesty.
Star Witness in Menendez Bribery Case Avoids Prison Time
Jose Uribe, 58, was sentenced to six months of home confinement and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to bribing New Jersey’s former senator, Robert Menendez. Source: New York Times The post Star Witness in Menendez Bribery Case Avoids Prison Time first appeared on The New Yorkian.
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