Friday, April 24, 2026

After Bob Menendez Got 11 Years Sentence Nadine Asks To Remain Free US Opposes With Redactions



After Bob Menendez Got 11 Years Sentence Nadine Asks To Remain Free US Opposes With Redactions

by Matthew Russell Lee

SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 20 – 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.

On Nadine Menendez, on March 31 there was ex USDA official Ted McKinney (thread) then an FBI Agent with Gurbir Grewal and then Jose Uribe on deck.

Jump cut to February 10, 2026: after Nadine Menendez was convicted and sentenced, her lawyer wrote in asking for more travel, filing on Patreon here

On April 14, 2026 Nadine Menendez asked to put off any prison time or forfeiture pending appeals, arguing "- 17 page filing on Patreon here

On April 20 the US Attorney's Office opposed, with a filing summarizing Damien Williams' discussions with Gurbir Grewal ("the USAO SDNY did not view Grewal as a target... Grewal’s name was not included in any of the warrants being executed that day" -- then a 98% redacted document, both on Patreon here

Thread extra on X for Subscribers here and Substack here

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