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Opening statements set to kick off second criminal trial for Sen. Bob Menendez

Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey and his wife, Nadine Menendez, are facing charges for accepting bribes, including cash, gold, and a car, in exchange for official favors.
Menendez and his wife are alleged to have used his political influence for personal gain involving businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar.
Nadine Menendez will be tried separately due to recent medical issues, while another businessman involved has pleaded guilty and is cooperating with prosecutors.

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The Independent

Opening statements set to kick off second criminal trial for Sen. Bob Menendez

The bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is ready to start with opening statements Wednesday as prosecutors seek to convince a jury that the longtime powerful Democrat was corrupt

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Sen. Bob Menendez traded power for gold, cash, prosecutor alleges

NEW YORK — 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 Wednesday as a prosecutor

2 months ago·United States

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KRDO

Opening statements set to kick off second criminal trial for Sen. Bob Menendez

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is ready to start with opening statements Wednesday as prosecutors seek to convince a jury that the longtime powerful Democrat was corrupt. The three-term senator has insisted since his fall arrest that he is not guilty of charges that he used his influence to aid three New Jersey businessmen. Prosecutors say the men gave Mene…

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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CNBC

Sen. Robert Menendez bribery trial: Opening statements expected in corruption case

Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, and his wife are charged with accepting bribes of cash, gold bars and other items in exchange for official acts.

2 months ago·United States

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KVIA

Opening statements set to kick off second criminal trial for Sen. Bob Menendez

2 months ago·Panama City, United States

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The Hill

Opening statements planned in Menendez trial

Opening statements in Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) federal bribery and obstruction trial are set to begin Wednesday in Manhattan. Federal prosecutors have alleged Menendez and his wife Nadine accepted “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in bribes in exchange for the senator’s political power, which they said enriched several New Jersey businessmen, as well as the…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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