Menendez resigned in the weeks after his July conviction on 16 charges, including bribery, extortion, honest services fraud and obstruction of justice.
asked a federal judge on Thursday to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery charges and acting as an agent of the Egypt ian government, saying his family would suffer a “tremendous emotional toll” if the New Jersey Democrat were sentenced during his wife’s trial.
They recommended moving the sentencing to a date immediately after his wife’s trial, which might not conclude until March.on 16 charges, including bribery, extortion, honest services fraud and obstruction of justice. He has challenged the conviction after prosecutors recently revealed that jurors were permitted to see some evidence during deliberations that was supposed to be excluded from the trial.Bob Menendez arrives at Manhattan federal court Oct. 23, 2023, in New York.
In a separate letter to the judge, a lawyer for Nadine Menendez urged the judge to reject a suggestion by prosecutors that the sentencing occur immediately before the trial. Two of the three businessmen were convicted along with Menendez while a third businessman pleaded guilty to charges and testified at his trial.Other news outlets have retreated behind paywalls. At HuffPost, we believe journalism should be free for everyone.and log in while you read.. We view our mission to provide free, fair news as critically important in this crucial moment, and we can't do it without you.
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