The Washington Post -Breaking News - Sept. 22, 2023 : Sen. Menendez (D-N.J.) and wife indicted on bribery offenses, 6 years after jury deadlocked on other corruption charges against him

 

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Politics Alert Sept. 22, 9:51 a.m. EDT Sen. Menendez (D-N.J.) and wife indicted on bribery offenses, 6 years after jury deadlocked on other corruption charges against him Robert Menendez, a longtime Democratic senator, and his wife allegedly accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes from New Jersey business executives in exchange for using the senator’s power and influence to help them, according to the federal indictment announced by the Justice Department. Federal prosecutors had previously tried Menendez on separate federal corruption charges, but his trial ended in November 2017 with a deadlocked jury. He won reelection in 2018. Read more   ADVERTISEMENT