by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 29 – Amid reports of investigation against Sen. Robert Menendez for taking gold bars from former Mariner's Bank executive Fred Daibes , Inner City Press' sources on September 21 it to expect on Friday, September 22 an appearance in Federal court in Manhattan by Menendez and presumably his wife Nadine Arslanian. This scoop was true.
On September 26, with more and more Democratic Senators calling on Menendez to resign, his Egypt connection Wael Hana was arraigned. He was arrested at JFK Airport, flying in. Inner City Press live tweeted, thread.
On September 27, Menendez himself was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. He was released on $100,000 bond with restrictions on communications with (some) Senate staffers. His wife Nadine, the bond was $250,000.
From September 27, AUSA: Judge [Sidney] Stein has set a conference for the overall case on October 2.
On September 28, Menendez asked to skip court on Oct 2, letter on Patreon here. Inner City Press will cover that, the day before SFB trial starts.
On September 29, Judge Stein granted the request: "ENDORSEMENT...Defendant Robert Menendez's request to be excused from attending the conference on October 2 is granted pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 43(b)(3). (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 9/29/2023)."
More on Substack here.
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The case is US v. Menendez, et al., 23-cr-490 (Stein)
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