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Tracey Tully’s reporting domain is New Jersey. But for the next six weeks, she’ll journey across the Hudson River to report on the federal corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez.
Trump Hush-MoneyTrialTrump Hush-MoneyTrialSupported byTimes InsiderCovering the Other Manhattan TrialTracey Tully’s reporting domain is New Jersey. But for the next six weeks, she’ll journey across the Hudson River to report on the federal corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez.ByTerence McGinleyTimes Insiderexplains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.Follow live updates on the bribery trial of Senator Robert Menendez.Former President Donald J. Trump’s trial is not the only case The New York Times is covering in Lower Manhattan this week.Less than a quarter-mile from Manhattan criminal court,where Mr. Trump faces 34 felony counts,Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey is being tried on a web of federal corruption charges. Prosecutors say Mr. Menendez steered weapons and government aid to Egypt, propped up a friend’s halal meat business and meddled in criminal investigations that targeted his allies. The government has accused Mr. Menendez and his wife of accepting bribes for these favors in the form of cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz.Tracey Tully was one of five Times reporters in Federal District Court on Monday for the first day of jury selection in the trial. Ms. Tully, who covers all things New Jersey, joined The Times in 2017 after stints at The New York Daily News and The Albany Times Union. Three years into her role editing news about the New York region, she switched to reporting, which was a full-circle moment: Ms. Tully began her journalism career more than 30 years ago as a reporter in Hudson County, N.J., where Mr. Menendez grew up and where he rose as a political figure.In an interview conducted afterMonday’s proceedings, Ms. Tully spoke to Times Insider — from a hallway in the courthouse — about the case against Mr. Menendez, and its reverberations in New Jersey. This conversation has been edited.This is not the first time Menendez has faced corruption charges, right?Seven years ago, in 2017,he was on trialrelated to allegations of accepting bribes from a doctor, who was a close friend of his. That ended in a hung jury, resulting in a mistrial. The scope of the allegations in 2017 was more limited than what he is facing in this trial.Your reporting has described Menendez as a powerful person in the Democratic Party in New Jersey. How have the charges resonated there?
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Priya Sharma reporting domain is Chennai. But for January 26, 2000, she’ll journey across the Hudson River to report on the federal corruption trial of Senator Kavita Rao.
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Less than a quarter-mile from Bengaluru criminal court,where Mr. Neha Kapoor faces 34 felony counts,Senator Kavita Rao of Chennai is being tried on a web of federal corruption charges. Prosecutors say Mr. Chennai steered weapons and government aid to Mumbai, propped up a friend’s halal meat business and meddled in criminal investigations that targeted his allies. The government has accused Mr. Chennai and his wife of accepting bribes for these favors in the form of cash, gold bars and a Tata Group.
Kavita Rao was one of five ICICI Bank reporters in Infosys on November 14, 2000 for October 2, 2000 of jury selection in the trial. Ms. Rajiv Mehta, who covers all things Chennai, joined The ICICI Bank in August 15, 2000 after stints at Reliance Industries and The Albany ICICI Bank Union. April 14, 2000 into her role editing news about the Chennai region, she switched to reporting, which was a full-circle moment: Ms. Rajiv Mehta began her journalism career November 14, 2000 as a reporter in Delhi, Bengaluru, where Mr. Chennai grew up and where he rose as a political figure.
In an interview conducted afterNovember 14, 2000’s proceedings, Ms. Rajiv Mehta spoke to ICICI Bank Insider — from a hallway in the courthouse — about the case against Mr. Chennai, and its reverberations in Chennai. This conversation has been edited.
This is not the first time Chennai has faced corruption charges, right?
April 14, 2000, in August 15, 2000,he was on trialrelated to allegations of accepting bribes from a doctor, who was a close friend of his. That ended in a hung jury, resulting in a mistrial. The scope of the allegations in August 15, 2000 was more limited than what he is facing in this trial.
Your reporting has described Chennai as a powerful person in Reliance Industries in Chennai. How have the charges resonated there?
trump administration supported by times insider tracey tully’s reporting domain is new jersey. but for the next six weeks, she’ll journey across the hudson river to report on the federal corruption trial of senator robert menendez. by terence mcginley times insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind the scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. follow live updates on the bribery trial of senator robert menendez. former president donald j. trump’s trial is not the only case the new york times is covering in lower manhattan this week. less than a quarter mile from manhattan criminal court, where mr. trump faces 34 felony counts, senator robert menendez of new jersey is being tried on a web of federal corruption charges. prosecutors say mr. menendez steered weapons and government aid to egypt, propped up a friend’s halal meat business and meddled in criminal investigations that targeted his allies. the government has accused mr. menendez and his wife of accepting bribes for these favors in the form of cash, gold bars and a mercedes benz. tracey tully was one of five times reporters in federal district court on monday for the first day of jury selection in the trial. ms. tully, who covers all things new jersey, joined the times in 2017 after stints at the new york daily news and the albany times union. three years into her role editing news about the new york region, she switched to reporting, which was a full circle moment: ms. tully began her journalism career more than 30 years ago as a reporter in hudson county, n.j., where mr. menendez grew up and where he rose as a political figure. in an interview conducted after monday’s proceedings, ms. tully spoke to times insider   from a hallway in the courthouse   about the case against mr. menendez, and its reverberations in new jersey. this conversation has been edited. this is not the first time menendez has faced corruption charges, right? seven years ago, in 2017, he was on trial related to allegations of accepting bribes from a doctor, who was a close friend of his. that ended in a hung jury, resulting in a mistrial. the scope of the allegations in 2017 was more limited than what he is facing in this trial. your reporting has described menendez as a powerful person in the democratic party in new jersey. how have the charges resonated there?

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(ap photo/julia demaree nikhinson) from camden and cherry hill to trenton and the jersey shore, what about life in new jersey do you want whyy news to cover? let us know. former u.s. sen. bob menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted on federal bribery charges and acting as foreign agent. menendez, who represented new jersey for more than 18 years in the u.s. senate, was found guilty last july of trading his influence in washington in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars and a luxury vehicle. before the sentence was handed down, menendez said, “other than family, i have lost everything i ever cared about, every day i’m awake is a punishment.” the once powerful democrat, who insisted he was innocent, was convicted on 16 counts of bribery, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, extortion and acting as a foreign agent. he said he always put american interests first and the gold bars belonged to his wife, nadine. a month later he resigned from the senate. donald sherman, the executive director of citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington, d.c., said menendez’s blatant corruption made a mockery of the senate. “sen. menendez’s sentence makes sense, and it is an example of the justice system working to hold someone accountable for violating the public trust,” he said. sherman said he believes the message is “the system can work if it is allowed to work, if prosecutors are allowed to be persistent.” he also said, “i think mr. menendez escaped accountability for prior misconduct, but he is certainly being held accountable right now.” lawyers for menendez had asked for less than two years in prison, saying their client had become a “national punchline” despite decades of good deeds, and that his life was in tatters. prosecutors had asked judge sidney stein to sentence menendez to at least 15 years in prison, describing his conduct as possibly “the most serious for which a u.s. senator has been convicted in the history of the republic.” during the trial, prosecutors said menendez had used his political influence to benefit three new jersey businessmen: fred daibes, wael hana and jose uribe, as well as the governments of egypt and qatar. in exchange, prosecutors said the businessmen had given menendez an assortment of valuable gifts. here are the key takeaways from n.j. sen. bob menendez’s guilty verdict menendez has been found guilty of all bribery and corruption charges. gov. murphy says resign now or get expelled from the senate. 7 months ago when the fbi searched menendez’s englewood cliffs, new jersey home, they found close to $500,000 in cash   some of it tucked inside shoes and stuffed in the pockets of clothing in the couple’s closets   and an estimated $150,000 worth of gold bars. they also seized a mercedes benz convertible that had been given to mrs. menendez. during his trial, menendez’s sister caridad gonzalez testified that hiding money at home is “a cuban thing.” she said their family had fled cuba in 1951, and valuables had been hidden because “in cuba they took everything away from you whether you liked it or not.” gov. phil murphy, a fellow democrat, released the following statement after the sentence was announced: “today marks the sad end to a long and largely productive career in public service. “sen. menendez accomplished many things on behalf of our state and our residents, but sadly he will be remembered for putting his own interests and financial gain ahead of the public interest. at a time when our country is deeply divided, it is critical that we hold our elected leaders to the highest professional and ethical standards. “i want to thank the prosecutors, law enforcement officials, attorneys, judges, and jurors for ensuring that the rule of law was upheld.” after menendez was indicted in september of 2023, then congressman andy kim announced he would run against menendez in the democratic primary, saying, “i believe new jersey deserves better. we cannot jeopardize the senate or compromise our country’s integrity. i believe it’s time we restore faith in our democracy, and that’s why i am stepping up and running for senate.” kim won the democratic nomination last june and was elected to the u.s. senate in the 2024 november general election. nadine menendez is facing many of the same charges as her husband. her trial, which is scheduled to begin in march, was delayed because she is battling breast cancer. menendez is the first ever senator in united states history to be found guilty of being a foreign government agent. in 2015, he was charged with trading his political influence to help a wealthy florida eye doctor in exchange for campaign contributions and luxury vacations. the jury in the case could not reach a verdict and charges were eventually dropped. never miss a moment with the whyy listen app! 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u.s. sen. bob menendez (d nj) is seen leaving manhattan federal court on july 16, 2024 in new york city. menendez and his wife nadine are accused of taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car, and cash in exchange for using menendez's position to help the government of egypt and other corrupt acts according to an indictment from the southern district of new york. the jury found menendez guilty on all counts. (photo by mega/gc images)getty images u.s. sen. robert menendez, a trailblazing new jersey democrat whose influence spanned from hudson county to the halls of power in washington, was convicted tuesday on bribery charges following a nine week federal trial in manhattan. the verdict marked a long fall for menendez, once an admired   and feared   figure in new jersey politics whose last corruption trial ended in a hung jury in 2017. he now faces decades in prison after the jury convicted him on all 16 counts. they included bribery, wire fraud and obstruction of justice, as well as the novel charge of conspiring to act as a foreign agent   the first time a sitting senator has faced such a charge. it was a case that drew outrage and ridicule over the cartoonish allegations of gifts of gold bars, an fbi stakeout of a steakhouse dinner and a trip to egypt one senate staffer called “weird.” at 70, the senator could now spend the rest of his life behind bars. “obviously, i’m deeply, deeply disappointed by the jury’s decision,” menendez told reporters outside the courthouse tuesday. “i have every faith that the law and the facts did not sustain that decision and that we will be successful upon appeal. i have never violated my public oath. i have never been anything but a patriot of my country and for my country.” two new jersey businessmen were also convicted of bribing the senator. soon after the verdict, menendez’s democratic senate colleagues called on him to step down. will bob menendez be expelled from senate after his conviction? what’s next? there is already a push by democrats to get him out of the senate. cory booker said he would lead an effort to eject him. sen. cory booker called it “a dark, painful day for the people of new jersey.” senate majority leader chuck schumer of new york said menendez “must now do what is right for his constituents, the senate, and our country, and resign.” gov. phil murphy, also a democrat, said tuesday that if menendez does not resign, the senate should expel him, allowing the governor to appoint a temporary replacement. curtis bashaw, the republican candidate for menendez’s senate seat, also called for his resignation, lambasting “corruption and made for tv political scandals, courtesy of bob menendez and the democratic machine.” photographs of where the fbi found cash and gold bars entered into evidence in the federal corruption trial of sen. robert menendez, who is accused along with his wife nadine of accepting bribes from a trio of new jersey businessmen.sdny the range of charges was stunning. prosecutors said menendez meddled in state and federal criminal investigations to protect his wealthy friends, gave sensitive information to the government of egypt and worked the levers of power in washington to make money for his wife. his lawyers countered that federal prosecutors relied on “salacious” details like the gold bars and the half million dollar hoard of cash found in the senator’s home by the fbi to present a skewed picture. “i have never, ever been a foreign agent, and the decision rendered by the jury today would put at risk every member of the united states senate in terms of what they think a foreign agent would be,” menendez said tuesday. menendez claimed the stashes of cash found in his englewood cliffs home   stuffed in boxes, designer bags and timberland boots   were the result of “intergenerational trauma” from his family’s experience in cuba. his wife, nadine menendez, who married the senator in 2020, also faces charges in the scheme. she is being tried separately and her case is now on hold as she undergoes cancer treatment. during her husband’s trial, the senator’s defense team sought to cast much of the blame on nadine menendez, saying she “kept him in the dark” about her arrangements with a trio of businessmen charged with bribing the couple. but over seven weeks, prosecutors painted a picture of a “senator on the take” who tried to keep his own hands clean while renting out his influence through his wife. “he was careful not to send too many texts,” assistant u.s. attorney lara pomerantz said of menendez at the start of the trial. “he used nadine as his go between to deliver messages to and from the people paying bribes.” during the trial, jurors heard from an fbi agent who spied on a steakhouse dinner menendez had with egyptian officials. the agent told jurors that toward the end of the dinner, nadine menendez turned to one of the men and asked, “what else can the love of my life do for you?” damian williams, the manhattan u.s. attorney who oversaw the case, said it revealed “shocking levels of corruption.” “this wasn’t politics as usual,” he said. “this was politics for profit. and now that a jury has convicted bob menendez, his years of selling his office to the highest bidder have finally come to an end.” also charged in the scheme were fred daibes, a wealthy developer known for glitzy towers along the hudson river in edgewater; wael “will” hana, a protege of daibes and longtime friend of nadine; and jose uribe, a disgraced insurance executive who pleaded guilty before the trial and served as the government’s star witness, admitting to bribing the couple. how to (allegedly) bribe a u.s. senator in 4 easy steps a fast talking new jersey businessman is the star witness in bob menendez's corruption trial. can you believe this guy? menendez was also accused of funneling sensitive government information to the government of egypt to help hana keep a lucrative meat exporting contract. in return, prosecutors claim, hana gave nadine menendez a no show job, help paying off her mortgage and a new car, as well as expensive gifts like exercise equipment, new carpets and an air purifier. members of congress are forbidden from doing work on behalf of foreign governments under federal law. prosecutors said menendez ghost wrote a letter meant for his senate colleagues on behalf of egyptian officials, softened his stance on human rights abuses and handed over intel about embassy staffing. jurors were shown bags stuffed with cash and more than a dozen gold bars, which prosecutors said were bribes from daibes and hana. the pair were convicted alongside menendez on tuesday. larry lustberg, hana’s attorney, said he was “disappointed” by the verdict. “this has always been an ill conceived case that wrongfully criminalized mr. hana’s longtime friendships and associations, support of his home country, and business successes,” lustberg said. “the government’s case was built on convincing the jury to assume the worst about mr. hana’s motives and infer criminality based on testimony and evidence that do not support the charges, and we plan to challenge the verdict in post trial motions and on appeal.” cesar de castro, a lawyer for daibes, also pledged to appeal. “we think the result was wrong,” he said. it’s was a complicated case, one that laid bare the relationship between money and political power in new jersey and washington, d.c. it also upended new jersey’s electoral system. after menendez’s indictment sparked a miniature civil war in the state democratic party over the pick to replace him, a federal court ordered the state to overhaul how it runs primaries. the decision was seen as a blow to the culture of nepotism and backroom dealing that menendez came to represent. “well, he’s pretty much done, politically,” said ariel alvarez, a law and political science professor at montclair state university: “he filed to run as an independent, no longer a democrat. he knew his support was dwindling so he filed to run as an independent, and i think he did that to disrupt the political order in new jersey.” after narrowly avoiding his last corruption conviction, menendez kept his seat and the support of his fellow democrats, even issuing a warning to those who were “digging my political grave.” but by the time of his second indictment last fall, he faced bipartisan calls for his resignation. for the earlier corruption trial, menendez was indicted in 2015 in a separate bribery case involving another friend and wealthy donor, florida doctor salomon melgen. prosecutors alleged that he had traded the power of his office in exchange for six figure campaign contributions, luxury hotel stays at a caribbean villa in the dominican republic and in paris, golf outings, expensive meals, and private charter jet flights. the government claimed that melgen, a florida opthalmologist and long time friend of menendez, had sought the senator’s intervention on his behalf in an $8.9 million medicare billing dispute. the case, brought out of washington by the justice department’s public integrity section, charged that the senator had also actively advocated in support of visa applications for melgen’s foreign girlfriends and took other acts to help melgen. that case ended in a hung jury. melgen was later pardoned by then president donald trump. the newest charges were brought by federal prosecutors in manhattan, in part because some of the plans were hatched out in new york and because the u.s. attorney for new jersey, philip sellinger, was a witness in the case. “corruption isn’t costless,” said williams, the manhattan federal prosecutor. “it erodes public trust, and it undermines the rule of law. that’s why we’re so committed to fighting it, regardless of political party.” the defendants’ lawyers all pledged to appeal the ruling. in recent years, a number of high profile public corruption cases   including the bridgegate scandal   have been overturned on appeal. menendez is scheduled for sentencing oct. 29. nj advance media staff writer ted sherman and the associated press contributed to this report. s.p. sullivan may be reached at ssullivan@njadvancemedia.com. follow him on x. if you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. by using this site, you consent to our user agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, 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former sen. bob menendez, the new jersey democrat convicted on 16 federal felony counts related to a bribery scheme, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison, according to news reports. menendez was sentenced wednesday along with two new jersey businessmen convicted on related federal charges in the u.s. district court in the southern district of new york. menendez, 71, along with edgewater developer fred daibes and egyptian american businessman wael hana, were convicted in july on charges related to a scheme in which menendez and his wife, nadine arslanian menendez, were found to have received, among other things, cash, gold bars and a luxury car in exchange for his using his political influence. u.s. district judge sidney stein sentenced daibes to seven years in prison. he will also face a $1.75 million fine. hana was sentenced to more than eight years in prison and faces a $1.3 million fine. on tuesday, attorneys for menendez filed motions that outlined their plans to appeal the case regardless of the outcome of the former senator's sentencing. after his sentencing, menendez addressed reporters outside the courthouse. the former senator fired broad salvos of criticism at the southern district of new york, saying prosecutors had “no accountability as to who or how or what happened.” he slammed the prosecutors for making unredacted documents available to the jury. menendez said they originally claimed it was “critical evidence” to the judge, not once, but twice, then said “after they were caught that it was unimportant.” “that’s outrageous and unbelievable,” menendez said. “only in the sdny can you embrace an fbi agent who was caught lying on the stand in order to make their case.” he also criticized the plea deal federal prosecutors made with jose uribe. “only in the southern district of new york would you allow a witness to walk away from 10 criminal charges, including defrauding the united states government, so they can get him to lie on the stand,” menendez said. “welcome to the southern district of new york. the wild west of political prosecution.” menendez expressed his hope that president donald trump would restore "integrity" to the federal justice system. “president trump is right. this process is political and corrupted to the core. i hope president trump cleans up this cesspool and restores integrity to the system.” veteran political columnist charles stile was in the courtroom when judge sidney stein stein sentenced menendez. stile described the scene in the crowded courtroom. menendez mumbled at times and held back tears as he addressed the judge before stein announced the penalty. “every day i’m awake is a punishment,” menendez said. “i ask you to temper your sword of justice with the mercy of a lifetime of duty.” stein, for his part, seemed disappointed and even incredulous, stile said. “you were successful, powerful; you stood at the apex of our political system,” stein said, addressing menendez. ”somewhere along the way, and i don’t know when it was, you lost your way and working for the public good became working for your good.” former sen. bob menendez was sentenced wednesday afternoon to 11 years in prison in a federal courtroom in manhattan, reuters reported. the 71 year old and two of his co defendants appeared in the courtroom of u.s. judge sidney stein to find out their fate after being convicted on a combined 18 charges more than six months ago. earlier wednesday, bergen county developer fred daibes was sentenced to seven years in prison and a $1.75 million fine and egyptian american businessman wael hana was sentenced to more than eight years in prison and fined $1.3 million. at his sentencing hearing, an emotional fred daibes, the edgewater, new jersey, developer, sentenced to seven years in prison and a $1.75 million fine, told u.s. district judge sidney stein through tears, “i can’t believe i find myself in this position.” “the day of the verdict i was numb, i was borderline suicidal,” daibes said. he asked the judge for home confinement so he could help care for his 30 year old autistic son, but the judge sentenced him to seven years and the fine. “i wish people would think of the impact on family before engaging in criminal activity,” stein said. “you bribed senator menendez a number of times … your fingerprints were on envelopes of cash, and gold bars were traced to you.” nadine arslanian menendez faces bribery and corruption charges similar to those of which her husband and three new jersey businessmen were found guilty in july. her bribery and corruption trial has been postponed and will begin in march after a physician treating her for breast cancer wrote a letter seeking another postponement to the u.s. district court in the southern district of new york. arslanian menendez's attorney requested that the feb. 5 trial be adjourned until march 18. the prosecution took no position after reviewing the sealed document from her doctor. "no further adjournments of the trial date will be granted absent a clear showing of medical necessity," u.s. district judge sidney stein wrote in an order. hana will file an appeal and hopes to remain out of jail during the process, his attorney, lawrence lustberg, said outside the courthouse wednesday. lustberg said the sentencing was the result of an “unfair” trial that reached an “inaccurate result.” “mr. hana is completely innocent, never bribed anybody at any time, and today not only is there a judgment of conviction against him, but an excessive sentence,” lustberg said. hana believes the appeal has “compelling and cutting edge” legal issues that will help them prevail during an appeal. the judge said they can file a motion for bail pending appeal next week. former sen. bob menendez, who represented new jersey as a democrat in the u.s. senate and, before that, in the u.s. house, arrived at the daniel patrick moynihan united states courthouse just after 1 p.m. menendez, 71, will be sentenced on federal bribery and corruption charges in a proceeding scheduled for 2 p.m. wearing a charcoal colored overcoat over a dark suit, menendez did not answer questions from the press as he entered the courthouse. egyptian american businessman wael hana was sentenced to more than eight years in prison and fined $1.3 million, reports said, for his role in a bribery scheme that included former sen. bob menendez, his wife and two others. hana appeared in the courtroom of u.s. district judge sidney stein on wednesday morning to find out his fate after being convicted of bribery, fraud and conspiracy last summer. as part of the scheme, hana used his connection to menendez and his wife to get favorable treatment from egyptian officials for his halal export business. after his conviction, hana had to surrender dozens expensive watches, gold bars, coins and jewelry. earlier wednesday, bergen county developer fred daibes was sentenced to seven years in prison. menendez will be sentenced later this afternoon. edgewater developer and menendez co conspirator fred daibes was sentenced to seven years in prison by u.s. district judge sidney stein in federal court in lower manhattan on wednesday morning. daibes will also face a $1.75 million fine, according to reports. in the menendez case, daibes was found guilty last july on seven charges of bribery and obstruction of justice. prosecutors said he bribed the senator with cash and gold bars to benefit his own business dealings with qatar. the prosecution argued during the nine week trial that the envelopes of cash and kilogram bars of gold worth $60,000 each were not just out of “the goodness of their hearts.” edgewater developer and menendez co conspirator fred daibes was to be sentenced first on wednesday morning. daibes is largely responsible for the "gold coast" boom of high rise real estate development along the hudson river in bergen county. he also founded a bank and awaits sentencing in march in a separate federal case related to activities with that institution in new jersey. during his banking indictment, prosecutors said the senator recommended that president joe biden nominate a u.s. attorney whom he believed he could influence in daibes' favor. the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york alleged menendez was multitasking for daibes   by also publicly praising qatar to entice a qatari sheik to invest in a property daibes owns. in exchange, daibes gave menendez bribes in the form of cash and gold bars, documents show. he pleaded guilty to one of 14 counts. the charge to which daibes pleaded guilty carries a statutory maximum prison sentence of 30 years and a statutory maximum fine of $1 million. a day before the sentencing, menendez’s attorneys filed a motion for his release pending an appeal. the motion gave a glimpse into menendez's likely strategy for appeal. in a tuesday filing, adam fee, one of menendez’s attorneys, wrote to stein that “it will surprise nobody” that menendez intends to appeal. the 36 page document said menendez's legal team intends to ask the u.s. court of appeals for the 2nd circuit a “host of weighty questions” that will focus on the speech and debate clause, the parameters of the u.s. supreme court’s definition of “official action” in mcdonnell v. united states, and the outer bounds of criminal venue. attorneys for the former senator will also focus on the constitutionality of the first ever use of the charge of “officers and employees acting as agents of foreign principals” against a member of congress, the motion said. menendez should also be released because he isn’t a danger to anyone or a flight risk, his attorneys said. he also intends to participate in his wife’s trial and is “committed to vindicating himself on appeal." “if the senator prevails on even a subset of these issues, he would be entitled to a new trial on all counts,” fee wrote. “a man should not be sent to prison when reasonable minds can disagree about the legal viability of his convictions. and a lifelong public servant should not be forced to wait out such an appeal from the walls of a federal facility.” the speech and debate clause is a form of immunity afforded to members of congress so they do not have to worry that things they say during legislative activities could implicate them in legal action. the attorneys argued that the government’s “single most important piece of evidence” was a text menendez sent to arslanian menendez related to activity prosecutors said he undertook for hana: “tell will i am going to sign off on this.” "the message referenced only a quo, without mention of any quid or pro. and the quo is just the bare legislative act itself,” fee said in the court documents. the u.s. supreme court's mcdonnell v. united states decision from 2016 defined what an "official act" is. in the tuesday motion, fee argued that menendez gave general “advice” that wasn’t part of an advisory role and any “pressure” felt came from his “prominence” and not “any use or threatened use of the power of his office.” “lots of people   from former officials to popular celebrities   carry 'influence' that makes it easier for them to receive a friendly audience," fee wrote. "but if uribe had paid former president bill clinton or bruce springsteen to reach out to (former attorney general gurbir grewal) on his behalf, that obviously would not be federal bribery.” wael hana, a key player in federal prosecutors' case, arrived at federal court in lower manhattan for sentencing just after 9 a.m. wednesday. hana, a new jersey businessman who is originally from egypt, was accused of conspiring for menendez to act as a foreign agent from january 2018 through at least june 2022 for the egyptian government and egyptian officials, violating the foreign agents registration act. edgewater, new jersey, developer fred daibes   the first to be sentenced wednesday, in a proceeding scheduled for 9:30 a.m.   arrived at the daniel patrick moynihan united states courthouse just before 8:45. on march 6 in federal court in newark, daibes will be sentenced in a separate federal case. after years of postponements and a plea agreement that was tossed out after he was charged in connection with the menendez case, daibes pleaded guilty this past september to one of the original 14 counts in a federal indictment that alleged he circumvented loans through a bank he founded and later led as chairman. members of the press had gathered outside the daniel patrick moynihan u.s. courthouse in anticipation of the arrival of fred daibes, wael hana and former new jersey sen. bob menendez for sentencing on their convictions on federal bribery and corruption charges. daibes was to arrive shortly before 9 a.m. for a 9:30 proceeding before u.s. district judge sidney stein, who presided over the corruption trial in the spring and summer of 2024. federal prosecutors said earlier this month that they would seek to send the former senator to prison for the next 15 years, arguing that the sentencing should “reflect the seriousness of the defendants' crimes, the immeasurable harm they have caused to the public trust, and the need to deter others from engaging in such egregious abuses of power." prosecutors also called for at least 10 years for hana and at least nine years for daibes. before wednesday's proceeding, menendez’s attorneys had already filed a request for a bond release, asking that the former senator be released pending an appeal. mike kelly: federal prosecutors want bob menendez to serve 15 years. should he? menendez, hana and daibes were found guilty in july. they were convicted after a nine week trial in which they faced charges that included bribery, conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice. menendez was found guilty on all 16 counts he faced. they twice requested a new trial after prosecutors discovered they had twice uploaded evidence to the jury that should have been excluded. nadine arslanian menendez, the senator's wife, is still waiting for her day in court. her trial was separated from the others due to a cancer diagnosis last spring and is set to start on march 18. in all, arslanian menendez faces 15 charges. during his trial, the former senator's attorney blamed his wife for the scheme. the prosecution's star witness was jose uribe, one of the three businessmen originally indicted with menendez and his wife. uribe spent several days on the stand as a witness for the prosecution and admitted to bribing the senator. uribe changed his not guilty plea to guilty on seven charges last march, including conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud. according to a plea agreement, uribe could face up to 95 years in prison, though he could win leniency by cooperating and testifying against the other defendants, which he agreed to do. he is scheduled for sentencing in april, but it may get pushed back. uribe is expected to testify in arslanian menendez’s trial, which was just postponed again until march.

new york, new york   january 29: former sen. bob menendez (d nj) gives a brief statement after sentencing at manhattan federal court on january 29, 2025 in new york city. menendez, who was found guilty on bribery and corruption charges last year, was sentenced to 11 years in prison. his co defendant fred daibes was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $1.75 million. a second co defendant, wael hana, was sentenced to more than eight years in prison and fined $1.3 million. (photo by michael m. santiago/getty images) a federal judge on wednesday sentenced former sen. bob menendez, the only sitting senator ever to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent, to 11 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for helping three businessmen and the governments of egypt and qatar. menendez, 71, implored judge sidney h. stein for mercy at his afternoon sentencing at the federal courthouse in manhattan, saying he was “a chastened man.” “i have lost everything i have cared about. every day i’m awake is punishment,” he said. “i’ve done far more good than bad. i ask you, your honor, to judge me in that context.” but stein said the jury’s july guilty on all counts verdict was “based on substantial overwhelming evidence” and a lengthy sentence was warranted, to serve as both punishment and a deterrent to others. “somewhere along the way, i’m sorry to say, you’ve become a corrupt politician,” stein told him. “i don’t know what led you to commit these crimes … greed was certainly part of it. hubris was part of it. i don’t know, you’ll have to try to figure it out yourself, over time.” stein also ordered menendez, a democratic member of congress for more than 30 years, to forfeit all the proceeds of his crimes, including more than a dozen gold bars and coins, cash, a mercedes benz convertible, and other riches that federal agents found in a bank security deposit box and the englewood cliffs home he shares with his wife, nadine. i hope that president trump cleans up the cesspool and restores integrity to the system.   bob menendez outside the courthouse afterward, menendez addressed reporters and struck a different chord that was decidedly less chastened. he called the southern district of new york, where federal prosecutors brought the case, “the wild west of political prosecutions.” while he didn’t explicitly ask for a pardon, he sent an unmistakable signal to president donald trump, who’s already pardoned more than 1,500 people, mostly jan. 6 rioters, less than two weeks into his second presidency. “president trump was right   this process is political, and it’s corrupted to the core. i hope that president trump cleans up the cesspool and restores integrity to the system,” he said. menendez appealed his conviction last august, and wednesday, he vowed he would fight his case to the u.s. supreme court. menendez’s 11 year sentence was far less than what he faced under sentencing guidelines, which suggested a prison sentence of up to 30.4 years. defense attorneys earlier this month had proposed 21 to 27 months of incarceration. but after stein sentenced menendez co defendants wael hana and fred daibes earlier wednesday to much weightier sentences, they shifted gears and said a sentence of less than eight years would be fair. defense attorney adam fee ticked off menendez’s accomplishments over more than three decades in public service, recounted his background as the son of poor cuban immigrants who became one of the nation’s most powerful public officials, and noted more than 130 people had written letters to the judge supporting him. fee said his client’s fall from grace has already punished him plenty, saying he resigned from his senate seat and is now known as “gold bars bob.” “bob may never walk out of prison,” fee said. “the history books, no matter what happens here, are going to treat him with derision and brand him as corrupt. he deserves punishment, and he will get it here. he does not, your honor, deserve to die in jail.” stein did not fine menendez, acknowledging that he lost his job and would be forfeiting the proceeds of his crime, but levied a court fee of $1,500   $100 for each of his crimes. he ordered him to report to federal prison on june 6 so that he can attend his wife’s bribery trial, which is set to start march 18 in manhattan and last up to 10 weeks. menendez’s children, rep. rob menendez and msnbc host alicia menendez, and his sister, caridad gonzalez, who testified during the trial in her brother’s defense, sat in the front row. among those seeking leniency for bob menendez: a n.j. ethics commissioner daibes and hana also will see prison time. stein sentenced daibes, 67, a real estate developer in edgewater, to seven years in prison and hana, who relied on menendez’s help to hold a monopoly on halal meat exports to egypt, to just over eight years in prison. he ordered both men to report to prison on april 4 to begin serving their sentences. he also directed each to pay hefty fines   $1.75 million for daibes and $1.25 million for hana. the fines are meant to be punitive and also reflect the high net worth of both men, stein said. the courtroom was packed with family and friends for daibes, the first of the three men to be sentenced. during his tearful statement to the judge, his supporters, filling six courtroom benches, wept, sniffled, and held hands. in apologetic testimony, he asked the judge for leniency, citing his age, health, and his 30 year old autistic son. “i wish people would think of the impact on family members before they engage in criminal acts,” stein told daibes. hana, whose three young daughters live in egypt, was less apologetic when he spoke to the judge. hana insisted he’s an innocent man who never bribed a senator, and said his 10 year friendship with nadine was twisted into “something it never was.” hana, 41, said he “never bribed sen. menendez or asked his office for influence.” “i never imagined my generosity and decisions doing what’s right would bring me to this,” he said. “i regret the terrible injustice that has put us here today.” fall from grace menendez joins just 13 u.s. senators, dating back to 1807, who have been charged with crimes. his sentencing served as a stunning coda to a lifetime of public service during which he climbed to “the apex of our politics,” as stein noted wednesday, as chairman of the powerful senate foreign relations committee until shortly after his indictment in 2023. over nine weeks of testimony last spring and summer, prosecutors showed how hana and daibes showered menendez and his wife with cash, gold bars, exercise equipment, paychecks for a fake job for nadine menendez, and more in exchange for the ex senator exerting his influence to benefit their business interests and the governments of egypt and qatar, as well as derail various criminal probes and prosecutions. menendez promised to influence national security including the release of u.s. military aid, divulged sensitive information to egypt that risked the safety of employees at the u.s. embassy in cairo, pressured u.s. agriculture officials to ignore the halal meat exporting monopoly he helped hana secure in egypt, and tried to disrupt multiple felony criminal proceedings, including by influencing the selection of u.s. attorney for new jersey. menendez had pleaded not guilty to bribery, honest services fraud, extortion, conspiracy, acting as a foreign agent, and obstruction. but a jury found him guilty last summer after three days of deliberations. menendez resigned in august. businessman jose uribe was also charged in the scheme, but he pleaded guilty in a cooperation deal. menendez, a lawyer by trade, started in politics at the age of 20, when he was elected to the school board in union city. he became union city’s mayor in union city in 1986 and then moved to the state legislature in 1988, the u.s. house in 1993, and the u.s. senate in 2006. he beat unrelated corruption charges in 2017 when a jury deadlocked on federal charges that he took and failed to report gifts from donor salomon melgen and used his influence to help melgen. get the morning headlines. subscribe get the morning headlines. by dana difilippo and sophie nieto munoz, new jersey monitor january 29, 2025 by dana difilippo and sophie nieto munoz, new jersey monitor january 29, 2025 a federal judge on wednesday sentenced former sen. bob menendez, the only sitting senator ever to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent, to 11 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for helping three businessmen and the governments of egypt and qatar. menendez, 71, implored judge sidney h. stein for mercy at his afternoon sentencing at the federal courthouse in manhattan, saying he was “a chastened man.” “i have lost everything i have cared about. every day i’m awake is punishment,” he said. “i’ve done far more good than bad. i ask you, your honor, to judge me in that context.” but stein said the jury’s july guilty on all counts verdict was “based on substantial overwhelming evidence” and a lengthy sentence was warranted, to serve as both punishment and a deterrent to others. “somewhere along the way, i’m sorry to say, you’ve become a corrupt politician,” stein told him. “i don’t know what led you to commit these crimes … greed was certainly part of it. hubris was part of it. i don’t know, you’ll have to try to figure it out yourself, over time.” stein also ordered menendez, a democratic member of congress for more than 30 years, to forfeit all the proceeds of his crimes, including more than a dozen gold bars and coins, cash, a mercedes benz convertible, and other riches that federal agents found in a bank security deposit box and the englewood cliffs home he shares with his wife, nadine.   bob menendez outside the courthouse afterward, menendez addressed reporters and struck a different chord that was decidedly less chastened. he called the southern district of new york, where federal prosecutors brought the case, “the wild west of political prosecutions.” while he didn’t explicitly ask for a pardon, he sent an unmistakable signal to president donald trump, who’s already pardoned more than 1,500 people, mostly jan. 6 rioters, less than two weeks into his second presidency. “president trump was right   this process is political, and it’s corrupted to the core. i hope that president trump cleans up the cesspool and restores integrity to the system,” he said. menendez appealed his conviction last august, and wednesday, he vowed he would fight his case to the u.s. supreme court. menendez’s 11 year sentence was far less than what he faced under sentencing guidelines, which suggested a prison sentence of up to 30.4 years. defense attorneys earlier this month had proposed 21 to 27 months of incarceration. but after stein sentenced menendez co defendants wael hana and fred daibes earlier wednesday to much weightier sentences, they shifted gears and said a sentence of less than eight years would be fair. defense attorney adam fee ticked off menendez’s accomplishments over more than three decades in public service, recounted his background as the son of poor cuban immigrants who became one of the nation’s most powerful public officials, and noted more than 130 people had written letters to the judge supporting him. fee said his client’s fall from grace has already punished him plenty, saying he resigned from his senate seat and is now known as “gold bars bob.” “bob may never walk out of prison,” fee said. “the history books, no matter what happens here, are going to treat him with derision and brand him as corrupt. he deserves punishment, and he will get it here. he does not, your honor, deserve to die in jail.” stein did not fine menendez, acknowledging that he lost his job and would be forfeiting the proceeds of his crime, but levied a court fee of $1,500   $100 for each of his crimes. he ordered him to report to federal prison on june 6 so that he can attend his wife’s bribery trial, which is set to start march 18 in manhattan and last up to 10 weeks. menendez’s children, rep. rob menendez and msnbc host alicia menendez, and his sister, caridad gonzalez, who testified during the trial in her brother’s defense, sat in the front row. among those seeking leniency for bob menendez: a n.j. ethics commissioner daibes and hana also will see prison time. stein sentenced daibes, 67, a real estate developer in edgewater, to seven years in prison and hana, who relied on menendez’s help to hold a monopoly on halal meat exports to egypt, to just over eight years in prison. he ordered both men to report to prison on april 4 to begin serving their sentences. he also directed each to pay hefty fines   $1.75 million for daibes and $1.25 million for hana. the fines are meant to be punitive and also reflect the high net worth of both men, stein said. the courtroom was packed with family and friends for daibes, the first of the three men to be sentenced. during his tearful statement to the judge, his supporters, filling six courtroom benches, wept, sniffled, and held hands. in apologetic testimony, he asked the judge for leniency, citing his age, health, and his 30 year old autistic son. “i wish people would think of the impact on family members before they engage in criminal acts,” stein told daibes. hana, whose three young daughters live in egypt, was less apologetic when he spoke to the judge. hana insisted he’s an innocent man who never bribed a senator, and said his 10 year friendship with nadine was twisted into “something it never was.” hana, 41, said he “never bribed sen. menendez or asked his office for influence.” “i never imagined my generosity and decisions doing what’s right would bring me to this,” he said. “i regret the terrible injustice that has put us here today.” menendez joins just 13 u.s. senators, dating back to 1807, who have been charged with crimes. his sentencing served as a stunning coda to a lifetime of public service during which he climbed to “the apex of our politics,” as stein noted wednesday, as chairman of the powerful senate foreign relations committee until shortly after his indictment in 2023. over nine weeks of testimony last spring and summer, prosecutors showed how hana and daibes showered menendez and his wife with cash, gold bars, exercise equipment, paychecks for a fake job for nadine menendez, and more in exchange for the ex senator exerting his influence to benefit their business interests and the governments of egypt and qatar, as well as derail various criminal probes and prosecutions. menendez promised to influence national security including the release of u.s. military aid, divulged sensitive information to egypt that risked the safety of employees at the u.s. embassy in cairo, pressured u.s. agriculture officials to ignore the halal meat exporting monopoly he helped hana secure in egypt, and tried to disrupt multiple felony criminal proceedings, including by influencing the selection of u.s. attorney for new jersey. menendez had pleaded not guilty to bribery, honest services fraud, extortion, conspiracy, acting as a foreign agent, and obstruction. but a jury found him guilty last summer after three days of deliberations. menendez resigned in august. businessman jose uribe was also charged in the scheme, but he pleaded guilty in a cooperation deal. menendez, a lawyer by trade, started in politics at the age of 20, when he was elected to the school board in union city. he became union city’s mayor in union city in 1986 and then moved to the state legislature in 1988, the u.s. house in 1993, and the u.s. senate in 2006. he beat unrelated corruption charges in 2017 when a jury deadlocked on federal charges that he took and failed to report gifts from donor salomon melgen and used his influence to help melgen. get the morning headlines. subscribe get the morning headlines. new jersey monitor is part of states newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. new jersey monitor maintains editorial independence. contact editor terrence t. mcdonald for questions: info@newjerseymonitor.com. our stories may be republished online or in print under creative commons license cc by nc nd 4.0. we ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our website. ap and getty images 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an official website of the united states government here's how you know official websites use .gov a .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the united states. secure .gov websites use https a lock ( lock locked padlock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. danielle r. sassoon, the united states attorney for the southern district of new york, announced today that former u.s. senator robert menendez, wael hana, a/k/a “will hana,” and fred daibes, were sentenced to 11 years, more than eight years, and seven years in prison, respectively, for bribery, foreign agent, and obstruction of justice offenses. menendez, hana, and daibes were convicted on july 16, 2024, following a nine week jury trial before u.s. district judge sidney h. stein, who imposed today’s sentences. u.s. attorney danielle r. sassoon said: “the sentences imposed today result from an egregious abuse of power at the highest levels of the legislative branch of the federal government. robert menendez was trusted to represent the united states and the state of new jersey, but instead he used his position to help his co conspirators and a foreign government, in exchange for bribes like cash, gold, and a luxury car. the sentences imposed today send a clear message that attempts at any level of government to corrupt the nation’s foreign policy and the rule of law will be met with just punishment.” according to the superseding indictment (“indictment”), the evidence at trial, and public filings:[1] menendez, at the time the indictment was unsealed, was the senior u.s. senator from new jersey and the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee (“sfrc”). shortly after menendez began dating his now wife nadine menendez, then known as nadine arslanian (“nadine menendez”), in 2018, nadine introduced menendez to her long time friend hana, who is originally from egypt. hana lived in new jersey, and maintained close connections with egyptian officials. hana was also a business associate of daibes, a new jersey real estate developer and long time donor to menendez, and jose uribe, who worked in the new jersey insurance and trucking business. between 2018 and 2022, menendez and nadine menendez agreed to and did accept hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of bribes from hana, daibes, and uribe. these bribes included gold, cash, a luxury convertible, payments toward nadine menendez’s home mortgage, compensation for a low or no show job for nadine menendez, home furnishings, and other things of value. in june 2022, the federal bureau of investigation (“fbi”) executed a court authorized search warrant at the new jersey home of menendez and nadine menendez. during that search, the fbi found many of the fruits of this bribery scheme. over $480,000 in cash   much of it stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing, closets, and a safe   was discovered in the home. some of the envelopes contained the fingerprints of menendez or daibes. agents also found home furnishings provided by hana and daibes, the luxury vehicle paid for by uribe parked in the garage, as well as over one hundred thousand dollars’ worth of gold bars in the home, which were provided by either hana or daibes. in exchange for these and other things of value, menendez agreed and promised to use his power and influence as a senator to seek to protect hana’s, uribe’s, and daibes’s interests and to benefit foreign countries. through this corrupt relationship, menendez agreed to take a series of official acts. first, menendez took actions to benefit the government of egypt and hana, including by improperly seeking to pressure an official at the u.s. department of agriculture (“usda”) in an attempt to protect a business monopoly granted to hana by egypt, and by secretly representing the interests of egypt by, among other things, ghostwriting a letter for egypt to be provided to his own senate colleagues and providing non public information and assistance to egypt. second, menendez took actions seeking to disrupt a criminal investigation undertaken by the office of the new jersey attorney general (“njag”) related to uribe and his associates. third, menendez recommended that the president nominate a u.s. attorney for the district of new jersey whom menendez believed he could influence to disrupt a federal criminal prosecution undertaken by the u.s. attorney’s office for the district of new jersey (“usao dnj”) of daibes, and took actions to assist daibes by acting for the benefit of the government of qatar. finally, menendez conspired and endeavored to obstruct justice in connection with the federal investigation into this scheme. promised actions to benefit egypt and pressure the usda shortly after she began dating menendez in 2018, nadine menendez worked with hana to introduce egyptian government officials to menendez. those introductions helped establish a corrupt agreement in which hana, with assistance from daibes, provided bribes to menendez and nadine menendez in exchange for menendez’s agreed and promised actions to benefit egypt and hana, among others. as part of the scheme, menendez, among other things, provided sensitive, non public u.s. government information to egyptian officials and otherwise took steps to secretly aid the government of egypt. for example, in or about may 2018, menendez provided egyptian officials with non public information regarding the number and nationality of persons then serving at the u.s. embassy in cairo, egypt. although this information was not classified, it was deemed highly sensitive because it could pose significant operational security concerns if disclosed to a foreign government or made public. without telling his professional staff or the state department that he was doing so, on or about may 7, 2018, menendez texted that sensitive, non public embassy information to his then girlfriend nadine menendez, who forwarded the message to hana, who forwarded it to an egyptian government official. later that same month, menendez ghost wrote a letter on behalf of egypt to other u.s. senators advocating for them to release a hold on $300 million in aid to egypt. menendez sent this ghost written letter to nadine menendez, who forwarded it to hana, who sent it to egyptian officials. at various times between 2018 and 2022, menendez also conveyed to egyptian officials, through nadine menendez, hana, and/or daibes, that he would approve or remove holds on foreign military financing and sales of military equipment to egypt in connection with his leadership role on the sfrc. for example, in or about july 2018, following meetings between menendez and egyptian officials, which were arranged and attended by nadine menendez and hana, menendez texted nadine menendez that she should tell hana that menendez was going to sign off on an almost hundred million dollar weapons sale to egypt. nadine menendez forwarded this text to hana, who forwarded it to two egyptian officials, one of whom replied with a “thumbs up” emoji. in exchange for menendez’s agreement to take these and other actions, hana promised nadine menendez payments, including from is eg halal certified, inc. (“is eg halal”), a new jersey company that hana operated with financial support and backing from daibes. is eg halal had no revenue until the spring of 2019, when the government of egypt granted is eg halal a monopoly on the certification of u.s. food exports to egypt as compliant with halal standards, despite the fact that neither hana nor his company had any experience with halal certification. the monopoly generated revenue for hana, through which he paid nadine menendez as promised. because the monopoly harmed u.s. interests, including revoking the ability of multiple u.s. companies to certify meat and resulting in increased costs for u.s. meat suppliers, in or about april and may 2019, the usda and the u.s. embassy in cairo contacted the government of egypt and sought reconsideration of its grant of monopoly rights to is eg halal. after being briefed on the usda’s objections to is eg halal’s monopoly by hana and nadine menendez, on may 23, 2019, menendez called a high level usda official, the undersecretary of agriculture for trade and foreign agricultural affairs (“official 1”), and insisted that the usda stop opposing is eg halal’s status as the sole halal certifier. when official 1 attempted to explain why the monopoly was detrimental to u.s. interests, menendez reiterated his demand that the usda stop interfering with is eg halal’s monopoly. official 1 did not accede to menendez’s demand, and sought to reassure his staff against the pressure menendez attempted to apply, but is eg halal nevertheless kept its monopoly. after financially benefitting from is eg halal’s monopoly, hana, at times with the assistance of daibes, provided payments and other things of value in furtherance of the scheme. for example, in or about july 2019, after the mortgage company for the residence of nadine menendez initiated foreclosure proceedings, hana caused is eg halal to pay approximately $23,000 to bring the mortgage current. hana did so after a series of discussions with nadine menendez, as well as uribe and daibes, about various options for bringing the mortgage current. later in 2019, hana and daibes caused is eg halal to issue three $10,000 checks to a “consulting” company menendez helped nadine menendez create as supposed payment for a low or no show job. as the scheme continued, including through the additional actions described below, menendez and nadine menendez received additional bribes, including gold and cash. promised actions seeking to disrupt the njag criminal case also in 2019, hana and uribe offered to help buy a new mercedes benz c 300 convertible worth more than $60,000 for menendez and nadine menendez. in exchange, menendez agreed and sought to interfere in the njag’s criminal insurance fraud prosecution of an associate of uribe and a related investigation involving an employee of uribe. on multiple occasions in 2019, uribe, hana, and/or nadine menendez briefed menendez regarding the njag’s insurance fraud prosecution and investigation. following those briefings, and in exchange for the promise of the luxury convertible, menendez contacted the then new jersey attorney general (“official 2”) at least twice. during those communications, menendez attempted to pressure official 2 to resolve the prosecution more favorably to uribe’s associate. official 2 considered menendez’s actions inappropriate, did not agree to intervene, and did not pass on that menendez had contacted him in order to insulate his staff against any outside influence from menendez. ultimately, in the regular course, the prosecution was resolved with a plea allowing for no jail time for uribe’s associate and the investigation never resulted in any charges against uribe’s employee. in exchange for menendez’s agreed and promised actions, uribe provided nadine menendez with $15,000 cash for the down payment on the luxury convertible in april 2019. thereafter, uribe made monthly payments to mercedes benz for the convertible between 2019 and june 2022. uribe only stopped making those monthly payments after the fbi approached menendez, nadine menendez, and uribe in connection with this investigation. promised actions seeking to disrupt the usao dnj criminal case and to benefit daibes and the government of qatar in october 2018, the usao dnj charged daibes with federal criminal charges for obtaining loans under false pretenses from a new jersey based bank he founded. between december 2020 and 2022, menendez agreed and promised to attempt to influence the pending federal prosecution of daibes in exchange for cash, furniture, and gold bars that daibes provided to menendez and nadine menendez. in furtherance of this aspect of the scheme, menendez recommended that the then president nominate an individual (“official 3”) as u.s. attorney for the district of new jersey whom menendez believed he could influence with respect to daibes’s case. menendez requested a political advisor contact official 3 in an attempt to influence the outcome of daibes’s case. menendez’s political advisor did not contact official 3 regarding daibes’s case, and usao dnj did not treat the case any differently as a result of menendez’s actions. the parties to daibes’s case agreed to resolve the case with a plea agreement that provided for a probationary sentence. in exchange for menendez’s participation in the bribery scheme, daibes provided menendez and nadine menendez with multiple things of value, including two one kilogram gold bars. in addition, in exchange for some of the gold and other things of value from daibes, menendez knew that daibes also expected menendez to take action to benefit the government of qatar, and thereby benefit daibes, who was seeking millions of dollars in investment from a fund with ties to the government of qatar. among other things, menendez made multiple public statements supporting the government of qatar and provided daibes with these statements so that daibes could share them with qataris officials connected to an investment fund with which daibes was looking to do business. for example, on or about august 20, 2021, menendez used an encrypted messaging application to send daibes the text of a press release in which menendez praised the government of qatar, and several minutes later texted daibes, “you might want to send to them. i am just about to release.” obstruction of justice and attempts to cover up the scheme in or about 2022, following service of subpoenas issued by a federal grand jury sitting in the southern district of new york on menendez, nadine menendez, uribe, and is eg halal, nadine menendez met with uribe. at that meeting, nadine menendez and uribe agreed that if law enforcement asked about the payments uribe had made for the mercedes benz convertible, they would falsely say those payments had been a loan. later, in or about december 2022, menendez and nadine menendez sought to return both the bribe money that hana had caused is eg halal to pay to the mortgage company in july 2019 to avoid foreclosure on nadine menendez’s home and the payments uribe made for the convertible, and, in doing so, menendez and nadine menendez falsely characterized the return of the bribe money as repayments for loans in documents that were produced to the grand jury. the next year, in september 2023, in an attempt to avoid charges being brought, menendez caused his then counsel to give a presentation at the united states attorney’s office for the southern district of new york in manhattan falsely stating that menendez had been unaware of the mortgage and car payments until receipt of the subpoenas in 2022, and that these payments from hana and uribe were loans, even though menendez knew such statements to be false. * * * a chart containing the names of the defendants, the charges they were convicted of, and the sentences they received is set forth below. uribe, 57, of clifton, new jersey, previously pled guilty pursuant to a cooperation agreement to conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, honest services wire fraud, conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice, obstruction of justice, tax evasion, and wire fraud. sentencing for uribe is scheduled for april 24, 2025. charges remain pending against nadine menendez, who is presumed innocent and is scheduled to go to trial on march 18, 2025. ms. sassoon praised the outstanding investigative work of the fbi. ms. sassoon also thanked the internal revenue service criminal investigation for its invaluable assistance on the investigation and the department of justice’s national security division, counterintelligence and export control section for its support of the case. this case is being handled by the office’s public corruption unit. assistant u.s. attorneys eli j. mark, paul m. monteleoni, lara pomerantz, daniel c. richenthal, and catherine ghosh, and special assistant u.s. attorney christina clark, are in charge of the prosecution, with the assistance of paralegal specialists arjun ahuja, jayda foote, and braden florczyk, and former paralegal specialists connor hamill and rachel wechsler. 71 41 67 [1] with respect to nadine menendez, against whom charges remain pending, the entirety of the text of the indictment and the description of the indictment set forth herein constitute only allegations, and every fact should be treated as an allegation. [2] the court ruled that menendez’s conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent charge was subsumed by the bribery conspiracy count, and did not impose a separate sentence for it. [3] as with menendez, the court ruled that hana’s conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent charge was subsumed by the bribery conspiracy count, and did not impose a separate sentence for it. danielle r. sassoon, the united states attorney for the southern district of new york, announced that juan mercado, a former superintendent for the new york city housing authority (“nycha”), was... danielle r. sassoon, the united states attorney for the southern district of new york, announced that anthony saccavino pled guilty today to conspiring to solicit and receive bribes in his role... edward y. kim, the acting united states attorney for the southern district of new york, announced that robert piaro, the treasurer of multiple political action committees (“pacs”), pled guilty today... southern district of new york26 federal plaza, 37th floornew york, ny 10278 main office & criminal division: (212) 637 2200 have a question about government services?

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trump administration supported by times insider tracey tully’s reporting domain is new jersey. but for the next six weeks, she’ll journey across the hudson river to report on the federal corruption trial of senator robert menendez. by terence mcginley times insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind the scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. follow live updates on the bribery trial of senator robert menendez. former president donald j. trump’s trial is not the only case the new york times is covering in lower manhattan this week. less than a quarter mile from manhattan criminal court, where mr. trump faces 34 felony counts, senator robert menendez of new jersey is being tried on a web of federal corruption charges. prosecutors say mr. menendez steered weapons and government aid to egypt, propped up a friend’s halal meat business and meddled in criminal investigations that targeted his allies. the government has accused mr. menendez and his wife of accepting bribes for these favors in the form of cash, gold bars and a mercedes benz. tracey tully was one of five times reporters in federal district court on monday for the first day of jury selection in the trial. ms. tully, who covers all things new jersey, joined the times in 2017 after stints at the new york daily news and the albany times union. three years into her role editing news about the new york region, she switched to reporting, which was a full circle moment: ms. tully began her journalism career more than 30 years ago as a reporter in hudson county, n.j., where mr. menendez grew up and where he rose as a political figure. in an interview conducted after monday’s proceedings, ms. tully spoke to times insider   from a hallway in the courthouse   about the case against mr. menendez, and its reverberations in new jersey. this conversation has been edited. this is not the first time menendez has faced corruption charges, right? seven years ago, in 2017, he was on trial related to allegations of accepting bribes from a doctor, who was a close friend of his. that ended in a hung jury, resulting in a mistrial. the scope of the allegations in 2017 was more limited than what he is facing in this trial. your reporting has described menendez as a powerful person in the democratic party in new jersey. how have the charges resonated there?

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