The spouse of embattled Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Nadine Menendez, and her attorneys are requesting their trial be postponed after she was recognized with “a critical medical situation” on Tuesday, only a few days after they requested to withdraw their protection.
In a letter to the Southern District of New York Choose Sidney Stein, Nadine’s attorneys stated her situation would require a surgical process within the subsequent 4–6 weeks and “important follow-up and restoration therapy,” thus requesting a later trial date.
Given her medical condition, Nadine’s attorneys stated she wouldn’t be “in a bodily or psychological situation to take part in a six-week trial” beginning on Could 6.
“Because of the current uncertainty as to the complete extent of medical therapy” that Menendez would require, her attorneys requested a listening to on June 4 to supply the court docket with an replace on her medical situation and restoration, and set a brand new trial date.
TIMELINE OF SEN BOB MENENDEZ’S INDICTMENT WITH WIFE ALLEGES YEARSLONG CORRUPTION
Final week, all 4 of Nadine’s lawyers — David Schertler, Danny Onorato, Mark MacDougall and Paola Pinto — filed a movement to withdraw from her case. The explanations had been defined in a sealed declaration that has not been publicly launched.
Federal prosecutors initially unsealed costs in opposition to Sen. Bob Menendez and his spouse, Nadine Menendez, in September 2023. The indictment consists of allegations that he acted as a international agent of Egypt and engaged in a corruption scheme alongside businessman Jose Uribe, New Jersey actual property developer Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, who runs a halal meat certification enterprise within the state.
Sen. Menendez and his spouse allegedly accepted a whole bunch of 1000’s of {dollars} in bribes “to hunt to guard and enrich” Uribe, Daibes and Hana. The bribes included money, gold bars, dwelling mortgage funds, compensation for no-show jobs and “different issues of worth,” in line with the indictment.
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Uribe additionally allegedly helped Menendez and his spouse buy a Mercedes-Benz C-300 convertible valued at over $60,000. Based on the indictment, Menendez had agreed to intrude in a New Jersey state legal prosecution coping with an affiliate of Uribe, who confronted insurance coverage fraud costs regarding a trucking firm and an worker of Uribe.
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Sen. Menendez was eliminated as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee final fall.
The couple have each pleaded not responsible.
Fox Information’ Joe Schoffstall contributed to this report.
The spouse of embattled Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Nadine Menendez, and her attorneys are requesting their trial be postponed after she was recognized with “a critical medical situation” on Tuesday, only a few days after they requested to withdraw their protection.
In a letter to the Southern District of New York Choose Sidney Stein, Nadine’s attorneys stated her situation would require a surgical process within the subsequent 4–6 weeks and “important follow-up and restoration therapy,” thus requesting a later trial date.
Given her medical condition, Nadine’s attorneys stated she wouldn’t be “in a bodily or psychological situation to take part in a six-week trial” beginning on Could 6.
“Because of the current uncertainty as to the complete extent of medical therapy” that Menendez would require, her attorneys requested a listening to on June 4 to supply the court docket with an replace on her medical situation and restoration, and set a brand new trial date.
TIMELINE OF SEN BOB MENENDEZ’S INDICTMENT WITH WIFE ALLEGES YEARSLONG CORRUPTION
Final week, all 4 of Nadine’s lawyers — David Schertler, Danny Onorato, Mark MacDougall and Paola Pinto — filed a movement to withdraw from her case. The explanations had been defined in a sealed declaration that has not been publicly launched.
Federal prosecutors initially unsealed costs in opposition to Sen. Bob Menendez and his spouse, Nadine Menendez, in September 2023. The indictment consists of allegations that he acted as a international agent of Egypt and engaged in a corruption scheme alongside businessman Jose Uribe, New Jersey actual property developer Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, who runs a halal meat certification enterprise within the state.
Sen. Menendez and his spouse allegedly accepted a whole bunch of 1000’s of {dollars} in bribes “to hunt to guard and enrich” Uribe, Daibes and Hana. The bribes included money, gold bars, dwelling mortgage funds, compensation for no-show jobs and “different issues of worth,” in line with the indictment.
DEMOCRAT SEN MENENDEZ’S WIFE HIT, KILLED PEDESTRIAN WHILE DRIVING IN 2018: REPORTS
Uribe additionally allegedly helped Menendez and his spouse buy a Mercedes-Benz C-300 convertible valued at over $60,000. Based on the indictment, Menendez had agreed to intrude in a New Jersey state legal prosecution coping with an affiliate of Uribe, who confronted insurance coverage fraud costs regarding a trucking firm and an worker of Uribe.
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Sen. Menendez was eliminated as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee final fall.
The couple have each pleaded not responsible.
Fox Information’ Joe Schoffstall contributed to this report.