Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial are done presenting their case. The defense is next

Prosecutors in Menendez bribery trial rest their case - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

NEW YORK — After seven weeks of trial, federal prosecutors rested their case Friday against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who is accused of conspiring to take hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold, cash and other bribes in return for his willingness to dispense political favors at home and abroad.

Prosecution Rests In Menendez Corruption Trial

“Federal prosecutors rested their case Friday in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) after seven weeks of testimony from at least 30 witnesses,” CNN reports.

Prosecution rests in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial, defense starts Monday

Prosecutors on Friday rested their case against Sen. Bob Menendez, the New Jersey senator accused of trading his political influence for gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz, and cash. They spent the past six weeks painting the longtime Democratic senator as a greedy politician who held court in his New Jersey home, rang a tiny silver bell to summon his wife, and puffed on cigars.

Prosecution rests in Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial after seven weeks

By Lauren del Valle and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors rested their case Friday in the corruption trial of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey after seven weeks of testimony from at least 30 witnesses. The prosecutors spent weeks untangling the multiple corruption schemes that they say resulted in the senator and his wife, Nadine Menendez, garnishing gold bars, nearly half a million dollars in cash, a Mercedes-Benz and tho…

Sen. Bob. Menendez’s sister to testify at bribery trial about ‘family history’ of stashing cash

Squirreling away boatloads of cash — it’s all in the Menendez familia. Sen. Bob Menendez’s hoarding of cash in his New Jersey home isn’t evidence of a crime — but merely an innocent part of his Cuban family’s tradition, the embattled Democrat’s sister is expected to tell jurors at his federal bribery trial. Sen. Bob...

Prosecution rests in Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial

The New Jersey Democrat and his wife are accused of accepting gold bars, a Mercedes and cash in exchange for using his political influence to help three businessmen and two foreign governments.