SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 11 – 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, now facing trial alone. 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, 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.
Inner City Press live tweeted on January 29 as Daibes got eight years, Hana 97 months - and Bob Menendez 11 years, after which he told the press that "Trump was right" about political witch hunt
Early on April 10 Nadine Menendez' lawyer wrote in that the US Attorney's Office is opposing the introduction of evidence it allowed in Bob Menendez's trial, and other issues - letter on Patreon here
In the April 10 trial day, former US Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip Sellinger testified about being recused from the Daibes case and then Bob Menendez skipping his investiture in Trenton. Thread.
On April 17 after the Government's closing Nadine's lawyer Coburn took a different approach in reasonable doubt-land, saying there was no quid pro quo with Grewal and citing and even pantomiming Uribe's small bell. Thread.
On April 21 Nadine Menendez was found guilty; sentencing was set for June 12 with her lawyer implying he will be asking for delay, presumably on health grounds.
On May 7 her lawyer wrote in asking to push sentencing to September 11, saying "I had hoped to have detailed information this week from one of these professionals, but he is out of the country and" - letter on Patreon here
On May 8, the US opposed - and appeared to support the public's, and not just the Office's, right to see the filing - on Patreon here.
On April 22 Bob Menendez wrote in asking for a ruling on his motion for bail pending appeal- filing on Patreon here.
And on April 25 Judge Stein denied bail pending appeal- order here.
On July 2, the US Attorney's Office docketed it 100 page opposition to Nadine Menenedez' bid for a new trial - along with a January 2025 list of possible witnesses it gave her lawyer, including the Federal Reserve's Joseph Catania.
On September 11, after heavily redacted sentencing exhibits, Nadine Menendez was sentenced to 54 months, four and a half years.
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