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Robert Menendez and Wife Are Charged With Obstruction of Justice [1]

['Benjamin Weiser', 'Tracey Tully']

Date: 2024-03-05

Senator Robert Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were charged with obstruction of justice in a new federal indictment on Tuesday, adding to the wide-ranging bribery and corruption charges they already face.

Prosecutors accused the couple of trying to cover up a bribe by making it look like a loan.

In the process, they lied to their own lawyers, who in turn inadvertently misrepresented the arrangement to federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York, according to the updated indictment.

The new indictment, returned by a grand jury in Manhattan, expands the charges from four to 18, and comes just two months before Mr. Menendez, Ms. Menendez and two New Jersey businessmen are scheduled for trial.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/nyregion/robert-menendez-indicted.html

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