Bob Menendez

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said in a letter that he will resign his position in August, a week after he was found guilty on all counts in his federal corruption trial and amid mounting calls for him to step down.

New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez was convicted on all 18 counts in a wide-ranging corruption and bribery case. Prosecutors accused the Democrat of abusing his senate office to protect allies from criminal investigations, while also enriching himself and his associates. NBC10’s Claudia Vargas has the details from the verdict.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign his seat following the New Jersey senator’s guilty verdict in his federal corruption trial. Menendez was convicted on Tuesday of all the counts he faced at his corruption trial, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent...

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all 16 counts in his federal corruption trial, including charges of bribery and conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent, a jury decided Tuesday in a Manhattan courthouse.

A jury in New York City is expected to resume deliberations Tuesday in the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat accused of accepting gold and cash to use his political clout to help three businessmen and the Egyptian government. Menendez, 70, insists he is innocent. He faces 16 counts in a criminal indictment that accuses him of…

A jury deliberating over 18 charges at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez in New York City asked the judge Monday if unanimity is required to acquit “on a single count.” The jurors sent the note after resuming discussions Monday morning in Manhattan federal court, following their first three hours of deliberations on Friday. The corruption trial for the New...

A New York City jury has been told it will begin deliberating criminal charges against Sen. Bob Menendez at his bribery trial on Friday after hearing instructions on the law.

A New York City jury has been told it will begin deliberating criminal charges against Sen. Bob Menendez at his bribery trial on Friday after hearing instructions on the law.

Sen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer cited patriotism as a reason to acquit his client Wednesday, telling a federal jury that it would be a “win for this country” if it rejects the government’s bribery case against the Democrat.

A lawyer for Sen. Bob Menendez at the Democrat’s bribery trial has urged jurors to acquit him of every charge, saying prosecutors had failed to prove a single count beyond a reasonable doubt.

An earlier trial against Menendez in New Jersey ended in 2017 with a deadlocked jury.

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said he chose not to testify Wednesday at his New York trial because he believes prosecutors failed to prove “every aspect” of the bribery case against him, a decision that cleared the way for closing arguments as early as Monday.

Being a political boss in New Jersey ain’t what it used to be. Monday’s indictment on racketeering charges of Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III by state Attorney General Matt Platkin caps a series of blows to influential figures in the state’s dominant political party.

Prosecutors at the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez are using the testimony of his former campaign manager to try to link alleged bribes of the Democrat to the appointment of New Jersey’s top prosecutor.

Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial resumed Tuesday after a delay due to one codefendant getting ill with COVID-19 last week. The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey testified about whether Menendez tried to pressure a him in exchange for alleged payoffs. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

New Jersey power broker George Norcross and former Camden Mayor Dana Redd are among the six people charged with racketeering and other charges in connection with government issued tax credits, according to an indictment unsealed Monday. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors has the details. 

New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor testified Wednesday at Sen. Bob Menendez ‘s bribery trial that the Democrat sought to discuss the prosecution of a New Jersey real estate developer with him before recommending him to the post after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election.

A New Jersey businessman has told a jury that Sen. Bob Menendez told him he’d look into a state criminal probe threatening his business and later assured him there was no threat. Jose Uribe testified in Manhattan federal court on Monday. He said he assumed at the time that Menendez knew he was making payments on a Mercedes-Benz for Menendez’s...

A New Jersey businessman who pleaded guilty and cooperated in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez has begun testifying in Manhattan federal court. Jose Uribe started testifying in Manhattan federal court on Friday afternoon, providing key testimony against the Democrat and two other businessmen charged in a conspiracy along with Menendez’s wife. Uribe was the star witness for the...

A former New Jersey attorney general has testified at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial that the Democrat twice confronted him about a pending criminal case. Gurbir Grewal told the Manhattan federal court jury on Thursday that he refused to discuss it with Menendez. He said he didn’t feel pressured but called Menendez’s effort “pretty unprecedented.” A defense attorney noted on...