by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Jan 2 – 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 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.
On December 20, Menendez' lawyers wrote in that they want the trial delayed at least two months to July 2024, and previewed that Menendez will be filing a partial motion to dismiss based on the Speech and Debate Clause "which may well result in an interlocutory appeal" - so, more delay. Full letter on Patreon here.
On December 28, Judge Stein denied Menendez' request for delay.
On January 2, Inner City Press was in the SDNY Magistrates Court with two of the AUSA on Menendez' case came in with a superseding indictment to be signed. Inner City Press tweeted that fact out to subscribers via here
Later, the superseder was unveiled, including charges of bribes to act for Qatar, including on a Senate resolution supportive of Qatar...
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