SDNY COURTHOUSE, Nov 19 – Amid reports of investigation against Sen. Robert Menendez for taking gold bars, Inner City Press' sources on September 21 it to expect on Friday, September 22 an appearance in Federal court in Manhattan by Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian. This scoop was true.
Later a superseder was unveiled, including charges of bribes to act for Qatar.
On January 10 Menendez filed a motion to dismiss, arguing "the government shockingly fails to disclose the exculpatory fact that [REDACTED]." Full filing on Patreon here
On February 1, Judge Stein granted some unsealing - including of some of the material in the vault which Inner City Press requested. Order here.
Jump cut: Menendez et al were convicted; Inner City Press published a book, here.
On November 13, 2024 the US wrote in admitting that "due to an error recently discovered by the Government, incorrect versions of nine Government Exhibits were loaded on the laptop the parties jointly provided to the jury for use in its deliberations. These exhibits were each the subject of the Court’s May 24, 2024 ruling (the “May 24 Ruling”) excluding certain evidence on the basis of the Speech or Debate Clause. As explained below, the jury laptop was inadvertently loaded with alternative versions that contained the redactions the Government sought in its motion for reconsideration of that ruling (which the Court denied)" Letter on Patreon here.
On November 19 Judge Stein set a briefing schedule on that: "concerning the inadvertent inclusion of nine exhibits on the laptop provided to the jury by the parties and Robert Menendez's letter dated November 18, 2024 [ECF No. 631] requesting "[flull supplemental briefing" of this issue. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Defendants may make a further submission on this issue by noon on November 27, 2024; 2. The government may respond by December 6, 2024; 3. Any reply is due by 5:00 p.m. on December 10, 2024.(Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 11/19/2024)
and set Nadine Mendendez's trial date: the trial of this action shall commence on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 23A
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