USA v. MENENDEZ

  1. June 09, 2025

    2nd Circ. Weighs Menendez Bail Bid Over Evidence Mishap

    The Second Circuit questioned Monday whether providing excluded evidence to the jury in former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial is the type of error that can justify bail pending appeal.

  2. June 09, 2025

    Nadine Menendez Says Counsel Shake-Up Erases Conviction

    Former Sen. Robert Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez, has asked a Manhattan federal judge to vacate the jury's guilty verdict in her bribery case, arguing that her Sixth Amendment rights were violated when she was denied her choice of legal representation.

  3. May 21, 2025

    Nadine Menendez Taps Cozen O'Connor To Fight Conviction

    Former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez, has added Cozen O'Connor as co-counsel as she fights to overturn her conviction on bribery charges, according to a filing in New York federal court.

  4. May 19, 2025

    2 Menendez Associates Must Await Appeal Behind Bars

    The Second Circuit rejected bids by two of the businessmen convicted of bribing ex-U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez to avoid prison pending their appeal on a blockbuster corruption conviction.

  5. May 16, 2025

    Nadine Menendez Gets 3-Month Delay Of Bribery Sentencing

    A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday granted Nadine Menendez's bid for a three-month delay of her sentencing on bribery charges, but he said he would not postpone it any further.

  6. May 15, 2025

    Asset-Rich Menendez Associate Must Pony Up $1.8M Fine

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday refused to adjust the payment schedule for a $1.75 million criminal fine for a New Jersey businessman who was convicted of bribing former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, citing his plentiful assets.

  7. May 13, 2025

    Menendez 'Laptop Problem' May Not Sway 2nd Circ. On Bail

    The Second Circuit pushed back Tuesday on arguments by two New Jersey businessmen convicted of bribing former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., after they asked for bail pending the outcome of their appeals, with the men pointing to a laptop used by jurors that contained excluded evidence.

  8. May 08, 2025

    Feds Oppose Sentencing Delay For Nadine Menendez

    Manhattan federal prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to deny a request from former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez, to delay her sentencing on bribery charges for three months, saying she had not provided any "real information" about the request.

  9. May 05, 2025

    NJ AG Seeks Public Office Ban For Menendez Over Conviction

    Former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez should be banned from running for, applying for or holding any public office or employment in state or municipal government because of his corruption conviction in federal court last year, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin told a New Jersey state court Monday.

  10. April 28, 2025

    Nadine Menendez Seeks Acquittal And Sentencing Delay

    Nadine Menendez, the wife of former Sen. Robert Menendez who was convicted on corruption charges, will ask to have her guilty verdict thrown out and is seeking to delay her sentencing, according to a filing from her attorney in Manhattan federal court on Monday.