Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty Monday to obstruction charges contained in a new federal indictment that added to the bribery and corruption charges he already faced.
Monday, March 11, 2024 4:15PMfiled in Manhattan that added to the bribery and corruption charges he already faced.Menendez came to court alongside his wife, Nadine, who also pleaded not guilty to the new charges.
When Menendez and his wife learned of the federal investigation in 2022, prosecutors said they sought to cover up the bribe payments. On Monday, Judge Sidney Stein declined Bob Menendez's request to adjourn the trial date in light of the new charges.A third businessman who had been charged in the case, Jose Uribe,and agreed to cooperate. Uribe supplied Nadine Menendez with the luxury convertible in exchange for the senator's help, prosecutors said.
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