Jose Uribe, a New Jersey businessman and former insurance broker, has pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to bribe U.S. Senator Bob Menendez by providing Menendez's wife, Nadine, with a Mercedes-Benz convertible valued at $60,000. The case involves allegations of Uribe trying to influence Menendez in exchange for political favors, including meddling in an insurance fraud investigation related to Uribe's business associates. Uribe's guilty plea encompasses seven federal charges, such as conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud, and tax evasion for not reporting certain income from 2016 through 2021. Uribe has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in the ongoing corruption investigation against Senator Menendez and his wife, amid allegations that Menendez and his wife accepted bribes of cash, cars, and gold bars in exchange for his influence over foreign affairs. This development is seen as a significant blow to Menendez, who has denied the allegations of bribery.
Bob Menendez co-defendant pleads guilty, will cooperate with prosecutors – @jonathan4ny / @NBCNewYork https://t.co/j0wZKr8Y7v
Co-defendant pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in bribery case against top Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez https://t.co/xaLi13GeGv https://t.co/UWZRNWmgmV
A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to trying to bribe Sen. Bob Menendez and agreed to cooperate in the corruption case against the senator. https://t.co/tUVLKwrsrp
A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez after signing a cooperation deal with prosecutors. https://t.co/U1JaG47zeL
Menendez Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy, Tax Evasion, Agrees to Cooperate https://t.co/vbtMvSM9s3
Menendez co-defendant pleads guilty to bribing senator’s wife with Mercedes-Benz https://t.co/DJyDMehObL
Bad news for Sen. Bob: Menendez Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy, Tax Evasion, Agrees to Cooperate https://t.co/3WcxJ0QtRl via @NJLJ
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A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, agreeing to a deal with prosecutors that calls for him to testify in the corruption case against the powerful Democrat and his wife. https://t.co/jGP6dbEK0z
The plea agreement with Jose Uribe is a bad news for Sen. Menendez. He pleaded guilty crimes like conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud. On the other side of those crimes was Menendez. Most jurors do not view such pleas a one hand clapping. https://t.co/UP0dXcgp0Q
A NJ businessman accused of bribing Sen. Menendez in exchange for political favors pleaded guilty to several federal charges. "If I were Sen. Menendez's attorney, I would look at it as a very ominous sign," says former prosecutor said Bob Bianchi. https://t.co/xbPwRuYuD2
Jose Uribe, a New Jersey businessman and co-defendant in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery case, pleaded guilty to seven counts Friday including conspiracy to commit bribery. https://t.co/fI97LqBWk7
Jose Uribe admitted to supplying Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine with a new car. In exchange for the gift, Menendez was to meddle in an insurance fraud investigation into two of Uribe’s business associates, according to prosecutors. https://t.co/Is238TkviY
Bob Menendez's corruption case co-defendant pleads guilty to 7 counts, cooperating with investigators https://t.co/4BDEajY7t3
Man Accused Of Providing Bob Menendez's Wife With Mercedes Pleads Guilty To Bribery https://t.co/yW8eO2zTUp
A co-defendant in the corruption investigation of Sen. Bob Menendez has agreed to plead guilty and will cooperate with federal prosecutors. https://t.co/hiEYIERNFa
Authorities say Menendez and his wife accepted bribes of cash, gold bars and the luxury car in exchange for his help and influence over foreign affairs. https://t.co/XqeJorhvd6
Menendez denies he was being bribed. But the man who gave the senator's wife a Mercedes-Benz now admits that he was, in fact, bribing the senator. @traceytully @BenWeiserNYT https://t.co/tbJ8FBFbcg
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NA New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., after signing a cooperation deal with prosecutors. https://t.co/dDNj8IRuBT
Sen. Bob Menendez’s co-defendant Jose Uribe pleads guilty in bribery case, says he’ll cooperate https://t.co/71dn4DBkqD https://t.co/8ubCInu6TW
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Businessman Jose Uribe pleads GUILTY to trying to bribe Senator Bob Menendez https://t.co/sgtnsoOTMk https://t.co/vkjc8yCC5D
A co-defendant in the criminal corruption case against Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded guilty. https://t.co/7jWDn7Xhdu
One of Bob Menendez's bribery case co-defendants, Jose Uribe, pleaded out in Manhattan federal court this morning, part of a cooperation deal with prosecutors in exchange for a 5K1.1 letter to reduce his sentence on the bribery pleas. https://t.co/MQjPdAauJH https://t.co/TPEA3mZv2E
Menendez has got to go https://t.co/lomdV9O8Vn
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BREAKING: A New Jersey businessman alleged to have given Sen. Bob Menendez's wife a Mercedes Benz as part of a sweeping bribery scheme pleaded guilty to federal charges. https://t.co/4FB50tRlcU
A New Jersey insurance broker pled guilty Friday to bribing Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine, by buying her a Mercedes-Benz convertible. https://t.co/oDo3egSSWs
NJ businessman pleads guilty to bribing U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez with a $60,000 Mercedes https://t.co/UOXta1kO13
A key codefendant in the corruption case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded guilty Friday and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. https://t.co/YnGKoOalVA
Businessman pleads guilty to trying to bribe Sen. Menendez https://t.co/ONP2DN5o5L
Businessman Jose Uribe pleads GUILTY to trying to bribe Senator Bob Menendez in a corruption case involving bribes of cash, cars and gold bars https://t.co/i75Z1lqS8U https://t.co/HzGDZgwPb3
Defendant in Menendez bribery case pleads guilty https://t.co/ArpngfcHCs
A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to trying to bribe US Senator Bob Menendez after signing a cooperation deal with prosecutors. https://t.co/Uf0H5LGWgm
Businessman Who Gave Bob Menendez's Wife a Mercedes Pleads Guilty to Attempted Bribery https://t.co/HAIwvofYqx
NJ businessman pleads guilty to attempted bribery of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez https://t.co/YnbkuM0HO8
Prosecutors allege that Jose Uribe gave Menendez’s wife a Mercedes-Benz. https://t.co/5EJh0LgdlU
A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to bribe Sen. Bob Menendez and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors https://t.co/O72wgEWmlH https://t.co/O72wgEWmlH
A co-defendant in the alleged corruption investigation into Sen. Bob Menendez who was accused of giving the senator's wife a luxury convertible has agreed to plead guilty and will cooperate with prosecutors, NBC New York has learned. https://t.co/1BmCE8VdeD
A businessman pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe US Senator Bob Menendez, saying he gave a Mercedes Benz to the New Jersey Democrat in exchange for favors. https://t.co/I44WIx1lCC
Sen. Bob Menendez Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty To Attempting Bribery, Other Counts https://t.co/g8py2YRo3w https://t.co/LELFtlVyvB
BREAKING: The New Jersey businessman who gave a Mercedes-Benz to Sen. Bob Menendez' wife has pleaded guilty to bribery and agreed to cooperate in the case against Menendez. https://t.co/RUXppVbN48
N.J. businessman charged with Sen. Bob Menendez pleads guilty in bribery scheme, will cooperate with feds Jose Uribe admitted he paid thousands towards a sports car for Menendez’s wife, a fellow co-defendant. https://t.co/pXFA7oaiZS
JUST IN: A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez after signing a cooperation deal with prosecutors. https://t.co/0d1SFqkDUz
JUST IN - New Jersey businessman who gave Mercedes-Benz to Sen. Bob Menendez' wife pleads guilty to bribery, agrees to testify. - AP
A New Jersey businessman who was indicted alongside Sen. Bob Menendez pleads guilty and is cooperating with authorities in the bribery case https://t.co/ddR60VlxH0
AP: New Jersey businessman who gave Mercedes-Benz to Sen. Bob Menendez' wife pleads guilty to bribery, agrees to testify.
NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey businessman who gave Mercedes-Benz to Sen. Bob Menendez' wife pleads guilty to bribery, agrees to testify.
US v. Menendez, et al update: co-defendant Jose Uribe today, on no notice, entered guilty pleas. Meanwhile Menendez docket still replete with "sealed documents places in vault" - Inner City Press got some unsealed and will keep Pressing, watch this feed https://t.co/zV5kEjPrwK https://t.co/YKUuRrWuwh
Business pleads guilty to trying to bribe Menendez with a Mercedes Benz. https://t.co/4n34NwSzKy
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Breaking News: Jose Uribe, a former New Jersey insurance broker, pleaded guilty to trying to bribe Senator Robert Menendez by giving the senator's wife a Mercedes-Benz. https://t.co/IYcQSJRRMo
A New Jersey businessman charged alongside Senator Bob Menendez in a far-reaching corruption case has pleaded guilty. The businessman also pleaded guilty to tax evasion for not reporting certain income from 2016 through 2021. https://t.co/ojxfmup6P5 https://t.co/ivVvXjBkWX
The “shadow” leader of a bankrupt New Jersey development firm pleaded guilty to a $658 million Ponzi scheme. https://t.co/dLZC2lzB3o