Menendez on trial

Jurors at Menendez corruption trial hear about a boozy dinner and an unusual offer

BY: - June 5, 2024

Prosecutors say Nadine Menendez offered Egyptian officials help from "the love of my life" — her hubby Sen. Bob Menendez — at a D.C. dinner.

Menendez advocated for ally’s company because it was ‘good for New Jersey,’ lawyer says

BY: - June 3, 2024

Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial in Manhattan began its fourth week Monday — the same day Menendez filed paperwork in Trenton to seek reelection in November.

Ex-official says Sen. Menendez told him to ‘stop interfering’ with friend’s Egypt deal

BY: - May 31, 2024

Friday was the first time jurors heard from a witness who offered direct testimony about the kind of arm-twisting prosecutors say Menendez performed to aid his friends.

Menendez attorney calls prosecutors’ evidence ‘deeply misleading’

BY: - May 30, 2024

Sen. Bob Menendez's attorney Avi Weitzman argued Thursday that the collection of messages an FBI agent has spent much of this week testifying about includes errors and omits crucial context.

Men accused of bribing Sen. Menendez had to ‘keep Nadine happy,’ trial testimony shows

BY: - May 29, 2024

Prosecutors aimed Wednesday to demonstrate how Sen. Bob Menendez's younger, blonde paramour inserted herself in his political activities soon after they began dating in 2018.

Prosecutors say messages between Sen. Menendez, wife reveal details of Egypt-focused scheme

BY: - May 28, 2024

Prosecutors say the messages show how Nadine Menendez served as an intermediary in schemes that prompted them to indict the senator.

Former U.S. official offers lesson in military aid — and political power — at Menendez trial

BY: - May 22, 2024

Sen. Bob Menendez had a reputation as someone “very strong in his concern” about human rights abuses in Egypt, where a repressive military government jailed tens of thousands of dissenters over the past decade, a former top U.S. security official testified at his trial Tuesday. Yet federal prosecutors said New Jersey’s senior senator, as ranking member […]

Menendez co-defendant ordered lawyer to pay mortgage for senator’s wife, witness testifies

BY: - May 20, 2024

Prosecutors say Sen. Bob Menendez put U.S. security at risk and acted as a foreign agent for Egypt.

A ‘very shady’ meat monopoly in Egypt dominates day in Menendez corruption trial

BY: - May 17, 2024

Prosecutors focused on Wael Hana, one of Sen. Bob Menendez's co-defendants, and his Egypt business monopoly in their corruption trial Friday.

Gold bars in baggies and cash crammed in boots: Prosecutors detail Menendez’s hoarded riches

BY: - May 16, 2024

Prosecutors called their first witness in Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial — an FBI agent who detailed riches found during a search.

Did he take bribes, or was he duped by his wife? Arguments under way in Menendez trial

BY: - May 15, 2024

Opening arguments began Wednesday in Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial. Before the day was out, the defense team called for a mistrial.

Jury selection starts in Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial

BY: - May 13, 2024

A federal judge is expected to excuse a third of 150 potential jurors in Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial.