An SEC official testified in the bribery trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, stating that he shut down 'gross' inquiries by Menendez while serving as New Jersey's attorney general. Former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal also testified, with prosecutors alleging that Menendez sought to involve Grewal in cases tied to businessman Jose Uribe's associates. Uribe, a former insurance broker, testified that he bribed Menendez by giving his wife a Mercedes-Benz convertible in exchange for using his power and influence to stop a criminal investigation.
A former insurance broker testified Friday that he bribed U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez to intervene in an investigation by the New Jersey attorney general's office in return for a Mercedes-Benz convertible. https://t.co/3WZqBDkBwS
Amid US v. Menendez, on the (NY) Trump docket today from Judge Merchan there was this letter: https://t.co/qPBDhjNFOU
MENENDEZ TRIAL WATCH: Cooperator Uribe Testifies that He Promised Nadine a Car If NJ Investigation Gone - Inner City Press story: https://t.co/OtTpuvHMTl Extra on Substack here https://t.co/MmKYQHbQSe & X for Subscribers here https://t.co/YIcESAuZhK
Menendez Watch: after an afternoon of cooperator Uribe's testimony about promising Nadine a car if investigation of his insurance company was dropped, Menendez on way to his car said, wait until next week [the cross of Uribe] Inner City Press working on book... https://t.co/e7CzDgfhZW
A New Jersey businessman told a federal jury that he bribed US Senator Robert Menendez with a Mercedes “to get power and influence” and “kill” a criminal probe https://t.co/CZgl2z02ys
Mr. Uribe testified he had bribed Senator Menendez by giving his wife a Mercedes-Benz in exchange for gaining his “power and influence.” My question: Why didn’t Menendez hold out for a Rolls? https://t.co/JnZExOBpvJ
Breaking News: A New Jersey businessman testified that he bribed Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey with a Mercedes-Benz. https://t.co/MczI1DRS4w
Drumroll: in US v. Menendez, moments before cooperator Jose Uribe takes the witness stand, here's from transcript of his guilty plea: "I knew that giving a car in return for influencing a US Senator to stop a criminal investigation was wrong" - live thread below https://t.co/2bDqGCb0Cm https://t.co/h4ULsucugl
OK - now US v. Menendez, starting an hour late - will cooperator Uribe be today, after fingerprint expert? Either way Inner City Press, covering the trial https://t.co/O3kfMiFcH3 & working toward a book https://t.co/m8YthGVC7f will live tweet, thread below https://t.co/xi71lcaqDL
VLOG June 7 #TrumpTrials, no TV so tweeted, book: https://t.co/jfu2jcna95 Today US v. Menendez, Uribe after Grewal https://t.co/O3kfMiFKwB Guo cooperator. https://t.co/meQ8j4ACyM Tournant at noon. UN fake elections, ban on Press which asks https://t.co/c655L46Hxq https://t.co/U0LY0vneeT
New Jersey's former attorney general testified at the corruption trial of US Senator Bob Menendez. Prosecutors allege Menendez sought to involve Gurbir Grewal, the state's top prosecutor from 2018-2021, in cases tied to businessman Jose Uribe's associates https://t.co/ITJNuAHpsl https://t.co/Rpf4jfJhIg
An SEC official took the stand in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez on Thursday, testifying that he shut down "gross" inquiries by the congressman while the official was serving as New Jersey's attorney general. https://t.co/2hxIAjRiYI